Transport properties Research update Giant-magnetoresistance pioneers win Wolf prize Award recognizes discovery that led to spintronics Read article: Giant-magnetoresistance pioneers win Wolf prize
Magnetism and spin Research update Magnets take the spin out of blood separation Red and white blood cells have opposite attractions Read article: Magnets take the spin out of blood separation
History Feature James Clerk Maxwell: a force for physics Celebrating Maxwell Year Read article: James Clerk Maxwell: a force for physics
Magnetism and spin Research update Magnetic vortex flipping made easy Gentle nudge leads to anti-vortex annihilation Read article: Magnetic vortex flipping made easy
Ultracold matter Research update BECs confound at higher temperatures Bose--Einstein condensates sidestep convention Read article: BECs confound at higher temperatures
Superconductivity Research update Magnet falls freely in superconducting tube Physicists predict a new twist on a popular classroom demonstration
Transport properties Research update Spin Hall effect detected at room temperature Phenomenon could be exploited in spintronic devices Read article: Spin Hall effect detected at room temperature
Transport properties Research update Photonic crystals go magnetic Researchers make a novel type of photonic crystal from "magnetic atoms"
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Laser could create dark-matter particles Physicists plan experiment at Hamburg lab to look for axions
Structure and dynamics Research update Silver clusters go magnetic Simulations suggest that silver atoms become magnetic when arranged into clusters Read article: Silver clusters go magnetic
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