High-precision instruments designed to measure Newtonian noise can also open doors to new physics

High-precision instruments designed to measure Newtonian noise can also open doors to new physics. One such instrument is the Torsion Pendulum Dual Oscillator (TorPeDO), which targets direct detection of Newtonian noise—a key challenge for the next generation of gravitational-wave detectors. Beyond this, TorPeDO’s design may allow us to explore questions around dark matter, semi-classical gravity, and Lorentz invariance. In this seminar, I will discuss how instruments like TorPeDO, alongside gravitational-wave detectors, can broaden our reach into fundamental physics.