Spins of impurities in solids provide a unique architecture to realize quantum technologies.
A quantum register of electron and nearby nuclear spins in the lattice encompasses high …

“Quantum sensing” describes the use of a quantum system, quantum properties, or quantum
phenomena to perform a measurement of a physical quantity. Historical examples of …

Optically addressable spins in wide-bandgap semiconductors are a promising platform for
exploring quantum phenomena. While colour centres in three-dimensional crystals such as …

Room-temperature detection of molecular vibrations in the mid-infrared (MIR, λ= 3–30 µm)
has numerous applications, including real-time gas sensing, medical imaging and quantum …

The magnetic fields generated by spins and currents provide a unique window into the
physics of correlated-electron materials and devices. First proposed only a decade ago …

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 …

Quantum systems that consist of solid-state electronic spins can be sensitive detectors of
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals, particularly from very small samples. For …

Optomechanics is concerned with the use of light to control mechanical objects. As a field, it
has been hugely successful in the production of precise and novel sensors, the …

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 …

With the advancement in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, traditional single T
1 or T 2 contrast agents struggle to meet the demend for accuracy imaging. In comparison …