‘Racetrack’ memory demonstrated
Cheaper, faster data storage could be around the corner
New probe measures magnetic fields inside solids
Spin-polarized neutrons produce 3D images
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Physicists discover the ‘superinsulator’
Material found to have infinite resistance could be exploited to make “ideal” batteries
Feeling the force on a single atom
Microscope measures force needed to move one atom
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Holography gets smart
Exploring the potential of holograms that can respond
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Light exhibits spin Hall effect
Detection technique could “enhance any kind of signal”
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‘Spin ice’ could contain magnetic monopoles
Materials might lead to high-density magnetic memories
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Blog life: The Quantum Pontiff
David Bacon reveals how quantum computing adds up
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The best of 2007
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
Superexchange spotted in optical lattice
Ultracold atoms engage in virtual hopping
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