Mumbai, Nov. 25 -- Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Monday inaugurated IIT Bombay's new Liquid Helium Facility.

He reviewed several indigenous quantum technologies developed at the institute, marking a significant boost to India's deep-tech and cryogenics capabilities.

During his visit to the Quantum Research Laboratories, the Minister was briefed on several homegrown innovations, including QMagPI, India's first portable quantum magnetometer capable of detecting ultra-low magnetic fields at the nanotesla scale.

Developed using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond, the device is designed for applications in strategic research, mineral exploration, defence technology, and precision instrumentatio...