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Glass cells of atoms offer a new path to smarter, cheaper sensors

  • June 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Glass cells of atoms offer a new path to smarter, cheaper sensors
More accurate navigation systems and improved wireless communications may not come from traditional electronics, but rather from atoms. Researchers at Penn State and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to build tinier, smarter glass sensors filled with highly precise and stable atoms.

Originally published at Phys.org

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