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Satellite maker Clyde Space lines up 'cold atom' mission
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-40775094
Satellite maker Clyde Space lines up 'cold atom' mission
9 hours ago
From the section Scotland business
Miniature satellite maker Clyde Space has teamed up with a tech conglomerate on a project that aims to create "a new wave" of space applications. A tiny satellite made by Glasgow-based Clyde will be used for a mission to create "cold atoms" in space. The 6U CubeSat will carry quantum-based technology developed by sensor specialist Teledyne e2v and the University of Birmingham. No date has yet been set for the Cold Atom Space Payload (Caspa) mission.
It hopes to replicate lab experiments that have shown cold atoms can be used as "ultra-sensitive sensors" capable of mapping tiny changes in the strength of gravity across the earth's surface. Clyde and Teledyne e2v said the space mission could pave the way for cold atom instruments to be used in space.
They believe the technology could lead to more accurate monitoring of changes in polar ice mass, ocean currents and sea level and the ability to monitor underground water resources. It could also be applied to deep space navigation.
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