Quantum sensors in living cells advance nanomedicine, drug discovery

Imagine a quantum sensor the size of an atom, encased in a nanodiamond 1000 times smaller than a typical human cell. Then imagine those nanodiamonds moving around inside that typical human cell, with the quantum sensors inside the nanodiamonds relaying messages about the cell’s activity back to the research team. University of Melbourne research has now made this possible.

Uni Melb Feature article. Science Matters 31 August 2011

Image: University of Melbourne Nanodiamonds in living cells elucidating intra-cellular processes through quantum measurement