The age of quantum computing has a quieter but equally transformative cousin: quantum sensing. In 2024, quantum devices are pushing the limits of what we can detect, measure, and visualize in the physical world.
Using principles like superposition and entanglement, these sensors can detect gravitational waves, measure magnetic fields within single neurons, and even monitor underground activity without digging a hole. Quantum gravimeters are being used to detect hidden infrastructure, while magnetic sensors help map brain activity with unparalleled resolution.
This isn’t science fiction—hospitals, defense systems, and geology labs are starting to deploy quantum sensors in the real world. In a way, these devices are teaching us how to see the invisible, ushering in a future where the subtlest of physical phenomena can be quantified and understood.
prev
next