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What is a quantum sensor? | Quantum science at Fermilab

Name: What is a quantum sensor? | Quantum science at Fermilab
Uploaded: 2026-09-18
Duration: 292 s

Original upload Sep 18, 2026 · 4:52

Laser mirrors and lenses illuminated by green light in an Oak Ridge spin-coherence laboratory.

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Fermilab scientists Rakshya Khatiwada and Daniel Baxter explain how quantum sensors make highly sensitive measurements and why environmental noise matters. The video visits Fermilab's QUIET laboratory, located 100 meters underground, and connects its work to quantum-computing research and searches for dark matter. This is an accessible laboratory explainer, not a benchmark showing that quantum sensors outperform conventional instruments in every application.

Video by Fermilab. Added to QubitWire October 3, 2026.

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