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Scientists discover exotic quantum state of matter (4/25/2008)

'Quantum Hall-like effect' found in a bulk material without an applied magnetic field ...> Full Article


Researchers discover chromium's hidden magnetic talents (4/19/2008)

Researchers have determined that the element chromium displays electrical properties of magnets in surprising ways ...> Full Article



Innovative Atom Trap Catches Highly Magnetic Atoms (4/3/2008)

Innovative Atom Trap Catches Highly Magnetic AtomsA research team has succeeded in cooling atoms of a rare-earth element, erbium, to within two millionths of a degree of absolute zero using a novel trapping and laser cooling technique. Their recent report* is a major step towards a capability to capture, cool and manipulate individual atoms of erbium, an element with unique optical properties that promises highly sensitive nanoscale force or magnetic sensors, as well as single-photon sources and amplifiers at telecommunications wavelengths. It also may have applications in quantum computing devices. ...> Full Article



3-D imaging - first insights into magnetic fields (4/1/2008)

3-D imaging - first insights into magnetic fields3-D images are not only useful in medicine; the observation of internal structures is also invaluable in many other fields of scientific investigation. Recently, researchers from the Hahn-Meitner-Institute (HMI) in Berlin in cooperation with University of Applied Sciences in Berlin have succeeded, for the first time, in a direct, three-dimensional visualisation of magnetic fields inside solid, non-transparent materials. ...> Full Article



Researchers test unique approach to fusion power (3/29/2008)

Researchers test unique approach to fusion powerMimicking Earth's magnetic field in a giant thermos bottle ...> Full Article



Wendelstein 7-X reaches first milestone (3/16/2008)

Wendelstein 7-X reaches first milestoneThe world's largest fusion experiment of the stellarator type taking shape at IPP's Greifswald branch institute ...> Full Article



By color-coding atoms, new electron microscope promises big advance in materials analysis (2/26/2008)

By color-coding atoms, new electron microscope promises big advance in materials analysisA new electron microscope recently installed in Cornell's Duffield Hall is enabling scientists for the first time to form images that uniquely identify individual atoms in a crystal and see how those atoms bond to one another. And in living color. ...> Full Article



Researcher reveals superconducting surprise (2/14/2008)

Researcher reveals superconducting surpriseA better understanding of material could bring 'endless applications' ...> Full Article


'T-ray' breakthrough signals next generation of security sensors (2/5/2008)

A new generation of sensors for detecting explosives and poisons could be developed following new research into a type of radiation known as T-rays ...> Full Article


Laboratory Is 'Beefing' Up Magnets For Electric-Drive Cars (1/10/2008)

Laboratory Is 'Beefing' Up Magnets For Electric-Drive CarsNew Magnet Alloy Stays Strong - Even at 200 Degrees Celsius ...> Full Article


Magnetic Alloy With Swiss Cheese Structure Morphs Shape (1/9/2008)

Magnetic Alloy With Swiss Cheese Structure Morphs ShapeResearchers have turned a stubborn alloy into a shape-shifting foam by just giving it a little breathing room. ...> Full Article


Super-magnetic device is big draw for scientists (1/4/2008)

Researchers at Durham University will soon have access to a powerful scientific machine that generates a magnetic field 400,000 times stronger than that of Earth. ...> Full Article


Metal Foam Has a Good Memory (12/19/2007)

Metal Foam Has a Good MemoryIn the world of commercial materials, lighter and cheaper is usually better, especially when those attributes are coupled with superior strength and special properties, such as a material's ability to remember its original shape after it's been deformed by a physical or magnetic force. ...> Full Article


Blue dye could hold the key to super processing power (11/30/2007)

A technique for controlling the magnetic properties of a commonly used blue dye could revolutionise computer processing power, according to research published recently in Advanced Materials. ...> Full Article


Scientists Report First Findings On Key Astrophysics Problem (11/29/2007)

In a paper published recently in the journal Nature Physics, an international team of space scientists led by researchers from the University of New Hampshire present findings on the first experimental evidence that points in a new direction toward the solution of a longstanding, central problem of plasma astrophysics and space physics. ...> Full Article


Researchers test experimental new magnet that reaches levels 500,000 times earths magnetic field (11/4/2007)

Researchers test experimental new magnet that reaches levels 500,000 times earths magnetic fieldEngineers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University have successfully tested a groundbreaking new magnet design that could literally shed new light on nanoscience and semiconductor research. ...> Full Article


'Electromagnetic Wormhole' Possible with Invisibility Technology (10/13/2007)

'Electromagnetic Wormhole' Possible with Invisibility TechnologyThe team of mathematicians that first created the mathematics behind the "invisibility cloak" announced by physicists last October has now shown that the same technology could be used to generate an "electromagnetic wormhole." ...> Full Article


Good Vibrations: Using Terahertz Radiation to Control Material Properties (9/28/2007)

Good Vibrations: Using Terahertz Radiation to Control Material PropertiesResearchers have used molecular vibrations, triggered by ultrafast pulses of terahertz radiation, to change a manganite crystal from an electrical insulator into a conductor. The ability to induce dramatic phase-changes in solid materials through select vibrations holds great promise for future exploitation of prized technological phenomena such as superconductivity and magnetoresistance. ...> Full Article

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