{"id":24332,"date":"2026-01-16T02:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=24332"},"modified":"2026-01-16T02:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:36:00","slug":"listen-quantum-sensors-could-detect-diseases-earlier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=24332","title":{"rendered":"Listen: Quantum sensors could detect diseases earlier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"sticy-share-block\">\n<div class=\"article-share\">\n<div class=\"social-icons\">\n<p>Share this <br \/>Article<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-copyright\">\n<div class=\"media-body\">\n<p>You might be free to share this text beneath the Attribution 4.0 Worldwide license.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!--    \n\n<div class=\"topic share-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"title\">Subject<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/quantum-sensors-qubits-3319642\/--><br \/>\n\t<!--\" title=\"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/quantum-sensors-qubits-3319642\/--><br \/>\n\t<!--\">--><br \/>\n\t<!--<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n--><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>What if we might exactly measure a cell at its most elementary degree?<\/p>\n<p>College of Chicago scientist <a href=\"https:\/\/pme.uchicago.edu\/faculty\/peter-maurer\">Peter Maurer<\/a>, together with colleagues at UChicago\u2019s Pritzker College of Molecular Engineering, made a breakthrough discovery of turning a protein present in residing cells right into a first-of-its-kind organic quantum bit\u2014also called a qubit.<\/p>\n<p>On this episode of the Massive Brains podcast, Maurer explains how quantum techniques\u2014as soon as considered too fragile for real-world use\u2014have gotten a few of the strongest sensors ever constructed, and the way they might detect illnesses earlier and monitor how they evolve in our our bodies:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/d5699784-b371-481f-a256-6096d3fd1707?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.uchicago.edu\/big-brains-podcast-breakthrough-quantum-sensor-sees-inside-your-cells-peter-maurer\">Read the transcript of this episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Supply: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.uchicago.edu\/big-brains-podcast-breakthrough-quantum-sensor-sees-inside-your-cells-peter-maurer\">University of Chicago<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/quantum-sensors-qubits-3319642\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=quantum-sensors-qubits-3319642\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share this Article You might be free to share this text beneath the Attribution 4.0 Worldwide license. 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