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World's first GPS-free quantum navigation trial succeeds at sea
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World's first GPS-free quantum navigation trial succeeds at sea
interestingengineering.com/innovation/gravnav-10-times-more-accurate-quantum-sensorsReplying to @Gsus4@mander.xyz
“Quantum sensors can sense the tiniest of changes in the gravity or magnetic field and use a previously prepared map of these properties to determine their location. Since a quantum sensor does not need to receive or send a signal to an external device, it cannot be hacked or be spoofed by a fake incoming signal either. “ Very cool!
Replying to @hamsamrich@lemmy.world
*Cant be Non-magnetically hacked
Replying to @cheese_greater@lemmy.world
Cue magnetic mines, but where are you getting the gravitic mines from?
Replying to @MalReynolds@slrpnk.net
If it works off tiny changes in gravity, a really big rock would work.
Replying to @RobotToaster@mander.xyz
Our mission is to sneak this Ayers rock under the boat without being detected. In and out. 45 minutes tops.
Replying to @lauha@lemmy.world
I was going to say something about the scale of gravity changes needed, but your take is way better. Cheers.
Most people probably don’t know but we call it Uluru these days as that’s what the local Aboriginal people named it. Ayers Rock is the old coloniser name, and pretty out of fashion.
Replying to @Quokka@quokk.au
I know and I am sorry, but the joke would have gone over the head for most of the people if I had said Uluru.
Replying to @lauha@lemmy.world
And that rock? The moon.
Replying to @RobotToaster@mander.xyz
Well, to be fair, a big rock would also work on a GPS device, if applied directly to it.
Replying to @RobotToaster@mander.xyz
It’s a bit obvious that isn’t it. Hey captain there appears to be a ship with a giant boulder on board and it’s following us around, do you think that might be relevant?
Replying to @RobotToaster@mander.xyz
Might as well just hit the ship with a really big rock at that rate
Replying to @MalReynolds@slrpnk.net
Ah time to make use of my massive tungsten cube
Replying to @MalReynolds@slrpnk.net
They just trigger degauss on 10,000 CRT monitors simultaneously.
Just sell initially fake map
Replying to @cheese_greater@lemmy.world
I don’t think it’s realistically possible to do that totally undetected. Since the earth’s magnetic field is so weak and field strength goes down rapidly as distance increases, malicious actors probably couldn’t spoof patterns well enough to make the data look real, at least not without coming very close and staying near their target.
Replying to @cheese_greater@lemmy.world
You don’t need to hack the quantum sensor. You’ll hack the regular computer around the sensor.