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Optically Pumped Magnetometers from QuSpin Guide Drones & Brain Imaging 

Optically pumped magnetometers have an edge over even some superconducting devices for precision magnetic field detection since they don’t need cryogenic cooling. QuSpin, a company focused on developing atomic devices, has come out with its second-generation sensor for integration into compact aerial and underwater drones. Meanwhile, Cerca Magnetics, a medtech startup is applying QuSpin’s OPM technology to open new capabilities in neurologic imaging. […]

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Cellula Tests Underwater Drone to Monitor Magnetic Signatures

Measuring the magnetic signature of a ship can be cumbersome and time-consuming, yet critical for protection of naval vessels from underwater explosives. Now a Canadian robotics company, with the help of a neighboring marine geophysical firm’s specialized magnetometer, has developed an underwater drone designed to ease the task. […]

Test and Measurement

NVE Introduces World’s Most Sensitive Magnetometer IC & More Ultra-Miniature Converters

Billed as the world’s most sensitive magnetometer integrated circuit, the new ALT021-10E analog magnetometer from NVE Corporation has a remarkable sensitivity of 0.5 millivolts per volt per microtesla. Based on the company’s tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) technology, the device can precisely measure fields from less than a microtesla to 250 microtesla. […]

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Rotary Hall-Effect Sensors & Potentiometers from Piher Sensing 

New rotary position sensors and potentiometers have been added by Spanish sensing specialist Piher Sensing Systems. Based on Hall Effect technology, the PSE series of compact panel mount sensors extend the company’s line-up of contactless position sensors, while the potentiometers also extend their product line. […]