New archaeological 'high definition' sourcing sharpens understanding of the past
A new method of sourcing the origins of artefacts in high definition is set to improve our understanding of the past.
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Iron-platinum alloys could be new-generation hard drives
Meeting the demand for more data storage in smaller volumes means using materials made up of ever-smaller magnets, or nanomagnets. One promising material for a potential new generation of recording media ...
May 20, 2013
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Promising doped zirconia
Materials belonging to the family of dilute magnetic oxides (DMOs)—an oxide-based variant of the dilute magnetic semiconductors—are good candidates for spintronics applications. This is the object of ...
May 17, 2013
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New magnetic graphene may revolutionise electronics
Researchers from IMDEA-Nanociencia Institute and from Autonoma and Complutense Universities of Madrid (Spain) have managed to give graphene magnetic properties. The breakthrough, published in the journal ...
May 10, 2013
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Spintronics: Scientists find new magic in magnetic material
From powerful computers to super-sensitive medical and environmental detectors that are faster, smaller and use less energy—yes, we want them, but how do we get them?
May 08, 2013
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Physicists observe new magnetic state of bismuth ferrite
(Phys.org) —Using computer models, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas has collaborated with scientists in the United States and Europe to observe a new magnetic state of bismuth ferrite.
May 01, 2013
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Optimizing nanoparticles for commercial applications
Nanoparticles are used in many commercial products catalysts to cosmetics. A review published today in the Science and Technology of Advanced Materials by researchers in Sweden and Spain describes recent ...
Apr 29, 2013
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Nanoscale edge variations observed with record-breaking resolution in magnetic nanodevices
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, the University of Maryland, and the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have measured large variations in ...
Mar 28, 2013
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Evidence of magnetic superatoms could open doors to new spin electronics
(Phys.org) —Scientists have found evidence for the existence of magnetic superatoms—small, compact clusters of atoms whose electrons occupy a set of orbitals around the entire cluster rather than around ...
Mar 22, 2013
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X-ray laser explores how to write data with light
(Phys.org) —Using laser light to read and write magnetic data by quickly flipping tiny magnetic domains could help keep pace with the demand for faster computing devices.
Mar 20, 2013
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On the horizon: Implants with built-in sensors that can shake off infection?
(Phys.org) —Keat Ghee Ong envisions a new generation of implantable biosensors. Not only could they signal if all is well (or not) after surgery, they would do it with no batteries and no computer chips. ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Teasing out the nature of structural instabilities in ceramic compounds
(Phys.org) —Materials scientists have been for some time preparing artificial ceramic systems that simply do not exist in nature, allowing scientists to engineer particularly interesting and even technologically ...
Mar 14, 2013
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Artificially-engineered material pushes the bounds of superconductivity
A multi-university team of researchers has artificially engineered a unique multilayer material that could lead to breakthroughs in both superconductivity research and in real-world applications.
Mar 03, 2013
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Production of rare isotope beams with aligned nuclear spins opens up new possibilities for high-energy physics research
Particle physicists routinely and incrementally test the boundaries of what is possible in physics research. Occasionally however, they achieve a breakthrough that reveals an entirely new, uncharted field ...
Mar 01, 2013
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A new way in which magnetism and electric polarization are coupled has been discovered in CuFeO2
Magnetism and electricity are two of the fundamental forces of nature. Combining them in a single multiferroic material in which one controls the other is not only of basic interest, but also relevant for ...
Feb 22, 2013
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