“Ghost Murmur” was developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, the company’s top-secret research division, and this mission marked its first known operational use.
According to the report, the technology had been tested on military platforms including Black Hawk helicopters, with potential future deployment on advanced fighter jets.
“The name is deliberate. ‘Murmur' is a clinical term for a heart rhythm. ‘Ghost' refers to finding someone who, for all practical purposes, has disappeared,” the source said.
ELI5: NV centers are tiny "flaws" or defects in diamond crystals. These defects happen when a nitrogen atom takes the place of one carbon atom in the diamond, and there’s an empty spot (a vacancy) next to it.
These flaws are special because they create a tiny, super-sensitive magnetic "compass" inside the diamond. This "compass" is actually an electron spin that can be in different states, kind of like a tiny switch that can be on or off.
“Ghost Murmur” was developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, the company’s top-secret research division, and this mission marked its first known operational use.
According to the report, the technology had been tested on military platforms including Black Hawk helicopters, with potential future deployment on advanced fighter jets.
“The name is deliberate. ‘Murmur' is a clinical term for a heart rhythm. ‘Ghost' refers to finding someone who, for all practical purposes, has disappeared,” the source said.
ELI5: NV centers are tiny "flaws" or defects in diamond crystals. These defects happen when a nitrogen atom takes the place of one carbon atom in the diamond, and there’s an empty spot (a vacancy) next to it.
These flaws are special because they create a tiny, super-sensitive magnetic "compass" inside the diamond. This "compass" is actually an electron spin that can be in different states, kind of like a tiny switch that can be on or off.