/mechanical/ en /mechanical/cu-boulder-startup-mesa-quantum <span>CU Boulder startup Mesa Quantum earns two major grants to improve navigation infrastructure</span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-21T10:45:19-06:00" title="Friday, March 21, 2025 - 10:45">Fri, 03/21/2025 - 10:45</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/mechanical/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/mesa-quantum.png?h=8282117c&amp;itok=7FqalUjN" width="1200" height="800" alt="Mesa Quantum team group picture"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/14"> All News </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/369"> Entrepreneurship </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/20"> Honors &amp; Awards </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/333"> Research </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/622"> homepage news </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/631" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/391" hreflang="en">Homepage News</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/523" hreflang="en">Svenja Knappe</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>For over 20 years, Associate Research Professor Svenja Knappe has focused on developing miniaturized quantum sensors and systems. Now the technology is helping CU Boulder spinout Mesa Quantum commercialize chip-scale quantum solutions that can transform our navigation infrastructure.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/venturepartners/2025/03/10/internal-news/alum-sristy-agrawal-leads-cu-boulder-startup-mesa-quantum-success`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:45:19 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4400 at /mechanical /mechanical/tiny-compasses-improve-navigation-brain-imaging <span>Tiny compasses could improve navigation, brain imaging and more</span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-02-03T15:44:34-07:00" title="Monday, February 3, 2025 - 15:44">Mon, 02/03/2025 - 15:44</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/mechanical/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-02/OPM_sensors.png?h=bc5e7256&amp;itok=-JZSl7FN" width="1200" height="800" alt="Child wearing OPM sensor helmet manufactured by FieldLine Inc."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/339"> Faculty </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/50"> Micro/Nanoscale </a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/333"> Research </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/631" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/mechanical/taxonomy/term/523" hreflang="en">Svenja Knappe</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Associate Research Professor Svenja Knappe is apart of a team of physicists and engineers studying quantum technology. In a novel study, the group has discovered a new way to measure the orientation of magnetic fields using atoms. Their findings could one day lead to the creation of new quantum sensors that can map the activity of the human brain or even help airplanes navigate the globe.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/01/30/tiny-compasses-could-improve-navigation-brain-imaging-and-more`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:44:34 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 4379 at /mechanical