All magnetism articles
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ResearchCase closed on mystery of why a spinning magnet can levitate other magnets
Phenomenon discovered in 2021 that left physicists scratching their heads unravelled
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ResearchPowerful rare-earth free magnet ‘evolved’ and refined by machine learning algorithm
Combination of iron, cobalt and boron points to alternatives to metals beset by geopolitical battles
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ResearchSingle-molecule magnetic memory is the first to work at room temperature
Anionic iron complex breaks the rules of magnetic molecules and opens up opportunities to miniaturise data storage
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ResearchPorphyrins can be turned into customisable molecular nanomagnets
Atomic manipulation creates materials for information storage and quantum computing
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ResearchNanobots snap up pollutants with their polymer ‘hands’ to clean up water
Magnetically-guided system can trap arsenic and herbicide atrazine
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ResearchSemimetal study links spiral magnetism to Weyl fermions
Findings may help explain spatial modulations seen in the magnetism of other rare earth intermetallic compounds
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FeatureReaching the molecular limit of magnetic memory
Clever chemistry could help computers cram even more data onto their hard drives. Rachel Brazil reports on single-molecule magnets
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ResearchLarge gold nanoclusters are surprisingly stable paramagnets
An odd electron makes the magnetism
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ResearchLiquid magnet takes shape as ferrofluids hold their attraction
Fluids could find uses in drug delivery or robotics
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ResearchMagnetite microswarm repairs circuit by mimicking bridge-building ants
Gold-coated iron particles in magnetic field move like swarming ants to repair broken microcircuits
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ResearchPutting water in a spin harnesses proton magnetism
Exceptionally high rotation speed NMR measures the nuclear Barnett effect
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ResearchMagnets on hand for separating chiral crystals
Enantiomers crystallise individually at opposite magnetic poles, driven by interactions with electron spin
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ResearchMagnesium reinstalls magnetism in cerium cobalt
Study shows cerium cobalt had the makings of a magnetic material after all
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NewsWorld first as wind turbine upgraded with high temperature superconductor
Refit cuts use of pricey metals by an order of magnitude and weight by a half
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ResearchAnti-icing hairs bounce water droplets
Superhydrophobic magnetic array halts ice formation on surfaces
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ResearchMagnetism puts new spin on separating mirror image molecules
Enantiomers can be identified and separated using a magnetised substrate
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NewsToyota promises cheaper electric car motor magnets within a decade
Careful material engineering enables alloys using more abundant rare earth elements than neodymium
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ResearchBright future for trace water analysis
MOF-based material has detection limit as low as traditional Karl Fischer titration
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ResearchDysprosium molecular magnet sets new temperature record
Sandwich compound keeps its magnetic memory at –213°C, bringing ultra-dense data storage a step closer