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Probing spin liquids with a new pulsed-magnet system

Entirely new experimental vistas could be opened by a device called a precursor pulsed-magnet system developed by an international team of scientists. This system can generate magnetic fields as high as 30 ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 30, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast




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New magnetic-field-sensitive alloy could find use in novel micromechanical devices

(PhysOrg.com) -- Led by a group at the University of Maryland (UMd), a multi-institution team of researchers has combined modern materials research and an age-old metallurgy technique to produce an alloy that ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smallest atomic displacements ever observed

An international team of scientists has developed a novel X-ray technique for imaging atomic displacements in materials with unprecedented accuracy. They have applied their technique to determine ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scientists find metallic magnet with largest yet atomic displacement during thermal expansion

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although most materials change shape in the presence of a magnetic field, the change is usually very small. In a new study, scientists have found that a certain magnet containing manganese experiences a change ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 5 | with audio podcast feature

Scientists spy Galfenol's inner beauty mark

(PhysOrg.com) -- The sonar on submarines may get far more sensitive ears in the near future thanks to a mysterious compound developed by the military. Developed over a decade ago, it took a collaboration of ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

New magnetic recording technology uses magneto-electric effect

Magnetic recording is a multi-billion dollar industry and growing, as consumers store more and more data on PCs, laptops, and portable devices. Researchers continue to find new ways to improve the technology, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 30, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (71) | comments 0 feature

Quantum effects writ large

A team of physicists from Rice University, Rutgers University, and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, Germany, this week reports in the journal Science the discovery of surprising quantum ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 15, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (22) | comments 0

New multilayer thin-film sensors enable fast, efficient monitoring of aircraft defects

As aircraft reach or exceed their design lifetimes, the U.S. Air Force is turning to advanced nondestructive evaluation methods to determine their fitness for continued duty. Southwest Research Institute has ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 14, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0


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