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Researchers resolve controversy over gallium manganese arsenide that could boost spintronic performance

A long-standing controversy regarding the semiconductor gallium manganese arsenide, one of the most promising materials for spintronic technology, looks to have been resolved. Researchers with the Lawrence ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

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Hot attraction in bimetals: A cyano-bridged vanadium-niobium bimetal assembly with a Curie temperature of 210 K

Cyano-bridged bimetal assemblies attract attention because of their magnetic properties such as photomagnetization, humidity-induced magnetization, and nonlinear magneto-optical effect, which make them suitable ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Reverse Chemical Switching of a Ferroelectric Film

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ferroelectric materials display a spontaneous electric polarization below the Curie temperature that can be reoriented, typically by applying an electric field. In this study, researchers ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

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Physicists finds new path toward increasing semiconductor functionality

(PhysOrg.com) -- The past decade has seen the emergence of the field of spintronics, aimed at increasing the efficiency of information processing and computer memories. The idea behind spintronics is to harness the magnetic ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sea Life sharks help scientists probe mysteries of ancient seas

Sea Life Centre sharks are set to help University of Birmingham scientists unravel the mysteries of ancient seas. That will be the goal of a major research project announced as the centres prepare to host special Shark Weeks ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More marine protected areas needed to protect Mediterranean biodiversity

The setting up of a network of Marine Protected Areas, developed since the 1960s in the Mediterranean, has proved to be an effective way of protecting some species such as fish. However, despite the efforts ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Ocean's carbon dioxide uptake reduced by climate change

(PhysOrg.com) -- How deep is the ocean's capacity to buffer against climate change? As one of the planet's largest single carbon absorbers, the ocean takes up roughly one-third of all human carbon emissions, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Fossil find gives hope for animal life in 'lost cities'

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's oceans could be littered with thousands of undiscovered 'lost cities' housing communities of creatures that thrive in some of the Earth's most extreme conditions, a new discovery ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Scientists reveal genetic 'wiring' of seeds

The genetic 'wiring' that helps a seed to decide on the perfect time to germinate has been revealed by scientists for the first time.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel energy-band model for semiconducting spintronics material gallium manganese arsenide

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Fermi level position and band structure of gallium manganese arsenide has been determined for the first time, shedding light on the precise mechanism behind ferromagnetism in the material. ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cerium's unusual behaviour

(PhysOrg.com) -- Livermore researchers have found that a crystal of cerium -- the chemical element that can be used for catalysts and fuel additives -- behaves in very unique ways when subjected to high pressures.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Odor-related neural action and behavior linked

(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard researchers have illuminated how the brain processes information about odor, linking a temporal pattern of electrical spikes traveling through the nervous system with specific smells ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Graphene: Singles and the few

(PhysOrg.com) -- A timely review analyzing the correlation of synthesis methods and physical properties of single-layer and few-layered graphene flakes.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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