Multi-talented material signals new devices
Carbon compound combines electronics, optics and magnetism for the first time
Spintronics gets serious
Physicists harness the spin of electrons in ‘spin valves’
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Acoustics sound out strained steel
New device could monitor the condition of axles in trains and motor vehicles
Secret of superconductivity in sight
Magnetic spin could be the key to a single theory of high-temperature superconductivity
Nuclei put a new spin on quantum computing
Electrical technique could allow quantum states of nuclei to store information
Attractive advance towards magnetic refrigerator
New magnetic materials could lead to environmentally friendly refrigerators
Magnetic polymer makes its debut
Scientists develop the first organic magnet from a polymer
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Magnetism adds sparkle to combustion
If, in this season of bonfires and fireworks, you find yourself holding a sparkler, you might like to consider the remarkable chemical reaction that is taking place before your eyes. You are actually ...
Organic magnetism hots up
Physicists show that pure carbon can behave as a magnet
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The magnetic attraction of learning
A new study likens the classroom learning process to the alignment of spins in a magnet
