Superconductive Gyro and its Sensitive SQUID

Friday, May 6, 2011 - 16:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Gravity Probe B's ultra-precise instruments can detect displacement between star and satellite to approximately the angular width of a human hair. Watch how the gyroscopes and superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID) make it possible.

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