SMRTR Science & EngineeringMar 30, 2026Interesting Engineering

US scientists build noise-free phonon lasers to unlock quantum compasses

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University of Rochester scientists created a "squeezed" phonon laser that eliminates thermal noise by manipulating sound waves instead of light. This breakthrough enables more accurate acceleration measurements and could lead to unjammable, satellite-free quantum navigation systems.

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