Quantum navigation sensors

Built on

• Atomic clockRecorded · 1955enables
• MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
• Laser cooling of atomsRecorded · 1978enables
• Bose-Einstein condensateRecorded · 1995enables
• Atomic magnetometerRecorded · 2002enables

Led to

• GPS-free quantum navigationForecast · ~2030enables
• Quantum navigation in airlinersForecast · ~2036enables
• Quantum materials by designForecast · ~2042enables
• Quantum navigation in phonesForecast · ~2050enables
• Dark matter identifiedForecast · ~2058enables
• Neutrino communicationForecast · ~2070enables

Sources & evidence

• Additional source

Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.