Analysis

June 10, 2019

Forget GPS. The next navigation device is powered by quantum diamonds

Lockheed Martin and Element Six are working on an untrackable navigation technology that would be perfect for covert operations.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

Photo by AbsolutVision on Unsplash

What if you could use diamonds instead of GPS to navigate? It is a proposition that has all the elements of a James Bond thriller: quantum mechanics, high-tech gemstones and, yes, spies. Introducing, quantum diamonds.

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Dark Ice quantum magnetometer
The "Dark Ice" quantum magnetometer is the size of a large shoebox
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Precision engineered synthetic diamonds have unique properties that can be harnessed
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