Miniature Atom-Based Magnetic Sensor
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Wednesday, June 01 2011
This invention was demonstrated to successfully track a human heartbeat.
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used a miniature atom-based magnetic sensor to successfully track a human heartbeat, confirming the device’s potential for biomedical applications.
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