Hackaday (unofficial) October 22, 2023 6:00am Atomic Antenna uses Lasers #laserhacks #radiohacks #antenna #laser #rubidium #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Atomic Antenna Uses Lasers If you think about it, an antenna is nothing more than a radio frequency energy sensor, or — more precisely — a transducer. So, it shouldn’t be a surprise that there could be diff…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 28, 2021 4:00pm Quantum Atomic Interferometer For Precision Motion Sensing #engineering #featured #originalart #science #accelerometer #atomicinterferometer #getter #gyrometer #laser #optical #quantumaccelerometer #rubidium #vacuum #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Quantum Atomic Interferometer For Precision Motion Sensing The current state of the art of embedded motion sensing is based around micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. These miracles of microfabrication use tiny silicon structures, configured to…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 15, 2021 5:00pm Vacuum “Tube” Might Replace GPS One Day #gpshacks #science #gps #quantumaccelerometer #quantumgps #quantumgyroscope #quantumnavigation #rubidium #sandianationallaboratory #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Vacuum “Tube” Might Replace GPS One Day GPS and similar satellite navigation systems changed everything. The modern generation is far less likely to have had to fold a service station map or ask someone for directions on the side of the …
Hackaday (unofficial) April 28, 2021 6:00am Boat Anchor Nixie Clock Plays the Cold Warrior Role Convincingly #clockhacks #retrocomputing #coldwar #hp #hewlettpackard #in1 #nixie #rubidium #testequipment #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Boat Anchor Nixie Clock Plays The Cold Warrior Role Convincingly The early Cold War years may have been suffused with existential dread thanks to the never-ending threat of nuclear obliteration, but at least it did have a great look. Think cars with a ton of chr…