New research could lead to more precise spacecraft gyroscopes

PRECISE GYROS: By manipulating ultra-cold liquid helium-3 in a hollow container shaped like a doughnut, NASA-funded scientists at the University of California at Berkeley produced a whistling sound that got louder or quieter depending on the orientation relative to the North Pole and Earth's...

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