Quantum sensors are finding their way from laboratories to the real world, as witnessed by
the increasing number of start-ups in this field. The atomic length scale of quantum sensors …

During the last ten years, superconducting circuits have passed from being interesting
physical devices to becoming contenders for near-future useful and scalable quantum …

Measuring certain quantities at the nanoscale is often limited to strict conditions such as low
temperature or vacuum. However, the recently developed nanodiamond (ND) quantum …

The long-dreamed-of capability of monitoring the molecular machinery in living systems has
not been realized yet, mainly due to the technical limitations of current sensing technologies …

The isolated electronic spin system of the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre in diamond offers
unique possibilities to be employed as a nanoscale sensor for detection and imaging of …

Crystal defects in diamond have emerged as unique objects for a variety of applications,
both because they are very stable and because they have interesting optical properties …

Carbon nanomaterials are among the most broadly discussed, researched and applied of
synthetic nanomaterials. The structural diversity of these materials provides an array of …

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a key analytical technique in chemistry,
biology, and medicine. However, conventional NMR spectroscopy requires an at least …

ABSTRACT A dense layer of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers near the surface of a diamond
can be interrogated in a widefield optical microscope to produce spatially resolved maps of …

Diamonds owe their fame to a unique set of outstanding properties. They combine a high
refractive index, hardness, great stability and inertness, and low electrical but high thermal …