Description:
Researchers at Princeton University have developed a novel high sensitivity
magnetometer. Princeton is currently seeking industrial collaborators to
commercialize this technology.
This new device uses polarized atoms to measure magnetic fields, permitting
sensitivity up to two orders of magnitude greater than currently used
Alkali-Metal and SQUID magnetometers as well as allowing for continuous
three-dimensional mapping of the magnetic field with sub-mm spatial
resolution. Additionally, the device can be made considerably
smaller than existing devices.
It is anticipated that this new device can be used in ordnance detection
systems, in security systems for detecting firearms and metallic weapons, in
magnetic field detection in brain and cardiac applications, as well as for
magnetic surveying and earthquake prediction.
Patent protection is pending.
For more information please contact:
William H. Gowen
Office of Technology Licensing and Intellectual Property
Princeton University
4 New South Building
Princeton, NJ 08544-0036
(609) 258-6762
(609) 258-1159 fax
wgowen@princeton.edu