  We have developed a novel dc SQUID system with a micro-coil input circuit to
act as a local probe of quantum matter and nanosystems. The planar niobium
micro-coil pickup loop is located remotely from the SQUID, coupled through a
superconducting twisted pair, enabling the sample to be at microkelvin
temperatures. A high degree of coupling between the coil and the region of
interest of similar dimensions (up to ~ 100 microns) can be achieved. We report
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements to characterise the sensitivity
of these coils to 3He in the gas phase at 4.2 K in a 30 mT magnetic field.
