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