Magnetic techniques encompass a broad class of experimental and analytical methods that exploit magnetic fields or magnetic properties of materials to probe, manipulate, or measure physical, chemical, or biological systems. These include measurements of magnetization and susceptibility (e.g., SQUID magnetometry, vibrating sample magnetometry), magnetic resonance–based methods (such as NMR, EPR/ESR, and MRI), and techniques relying on magnetic labeling or separation in bioassays and materials processing. They are used to characterize electronic and spin structures, phase transitions, nanoparticle behavior, and transport phenomena, as well as to enable targeted manipulation, imaging, or sorting of cells, molecules, and functional materials.
In a significant advance in biological quantum sensing, a research team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered and tested a new mechanism of action in which proteins can be controlled with radio waves. ...
Biotechnology
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An international research team, including scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), has achieved a methodological breakthrough in the study of superhydrides, a promising class of superconductors. For ...
Condensed Matter
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Antiferromagnetic materials, with antiparallel atomic spins and zero net magnetization, are fast and resistant to external magnetic interference, making them ideal for high-speed, high-density spintronic devices. However, ...
Nanophysics
Apr 29, 2026
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Researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Japan, and The University of Tokyo, Japan, in collaboration with Kyushu University, Japan, have developed a new class of biocompatible molecular ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 29, 2026
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In tissue engineering, the tiniest bit of improper force can harm a living culture. Spheroids—3D clumps of cells—can be used to model complex human tissues, because they can re-create specific cell-to-cell and cell-to-matrix ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 28, 2026
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Discovered in 2019, the material known as nickelates has intrigued researchers for its potential to become a superconductor at elevated temperatures—a property that could significantly advance such fields as quantum science ...
Superconductivity
Apr 27, 2026
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A special class of sensors leverages quantum properties to measure tiny signals at levels that would be impossible using classical sensors alone. Such quantum sensors are currently being used to study the inner workings of ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 15, 2026
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In the air people breathe, the water on Earth, the stars in the sky and more, atoms are the building blocks that make up the universe. Understanding the structure of the atomic nucleus is crucial for research with implications ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 31, 2026
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Dark matter, a type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, is predicted to account for most of the matter in the universe. As it eludes common experimental techniques for studying ordinary matter, understanding ...
Cells are squishy and soft. Tiny nanometer-sized particles such as quantum sensors cannot move freely inside them due to viscous drag, which makes sensing challenging. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) ...
Bio & Medicine
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