Given the superlative sensetivity of the POET detector I wonder if the UK MOD needs to know about it for this development. There was a time I could have talked to the right people.

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MoD to develop gravity sensor

Military scientists are working on devices that could see through walls by sensing changes in gravity, The Telegraph has reported.

According to the information, researchers at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have made a breakthrough on their work on a device that uses quantum gravity to map out objects.

Once in action, the device is expected to act like a radar, capable of detecting movements inside rooms and buildings - even with a wall in the way.

Neil Stansfield from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory told The Telegraph that the device would also potentially be able to see underground, therefore allowing workmen to find the location of subterranean pipes and cables.

Most significantly for the military, the device would also be immune to jamming, unlike existing radar systems. As it would only be measuring the gravitational pull on an object, rather than sending out waves, its detection system could not be interfered with as easily.

The device works by freezing atoms in place with lasers and then 3D mapping the objects around them. By studying this intensely, the MoD scientists have been able to measure how the particles are affected by the tiny gravitational pulls of objects around them.

Mr Stansfield believes that this sort of quantum research could be extremely beneficial.

"I think until about five years ago, this was seen as laboratory stuff and it will be 20 or 30 years before we can harness this. My view is that it’s much closer." he stated.

Published: 04 Apr 2016

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