Ultrafast uncoupled magnetism in atoms
Future computers will require a magnetic material which can be manipulated ultra-rapidly by breaking the strong magnetic coupling. A study has been published in Nature Communications today in which...
View ArticleNew route for switching magnets using light
An international team led by Radboud University physicists has discovered that reversing the poles of magnets must be possible without a heating or a magnetic field.. A strong pulse of light can have a...
View ArticleNew nanoring design shows potential for generating short magnetic pulses
A bimetallic nanoring that generates a short magnetic pulse when irradiated by a laser pulse has been theoretically studied by A*STAR researchers. It shows exciting potential for investigating magnetic...
View ArticleMulti-satellite mission directly observes electron acceleration by...
(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers working on a project that involves monitoring and studying data received from a group of satellites that has been stationed very close to one another in...
View ArticleSingle-atom magnet breaks new ground for future data storage
EPFL scientists have built a single-atom magnet that is the most stable to-date. The breakthrough paves the way for the scalable production of miniature magnetic storage devices.
View ArticleA new spintronics material promises huge leaps in computer data storage
An international team of researchers have been using Diamond Light Source to examine what could be the future of computer storage, with results published in Science. The action centres on a new device...
View ArticleNew method for selectively controlling the motion of multiple sized...
As our technology downsizes, scientists often operate in microscopic-scale jungles, where modern-day explorers develop new methods for transporting microscopic objects of different sizes across non...
View ArticleSkyrmions—magnetic vortices for IT of the future
Magnetic vortices - so-called skyrmions - were predicted theoretically more than 25 years ago, but it has only been possible to observe them experimentally in magnetic materials in recent years....
View ArticleOxyhalides—a new class of high-tc multiferroic materials
Novel devices capable of rapidly and reliably switching magnetic states by acting on the electronic charge state are predicted to be of prime importance for tomorrow's data storage. Their realization...
View ArticleShort-wavelength spin waves generated directly for the first time
With the rapid advance of miniaturization, data processing using electric currents faces tough challenges, some of which are insurmountable. Magnetic spin waves are a promising alternative for the...
View ArticlePhysicists enable one-dimensional atom chains to grow
Physicists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Vienna University of Technology have successfully created one-dimensional magnetic atom chains for the first time. Their...
View ArticleJuno spacecraft in safe mode for latest Jupiter flyby
NASA's Juno spacecraft entered safe mode Tuesday, Oct. 18 at about 10:47 p.m. PDT (Oct. 19 at 1:47 a.m. EDT). Early indications are a software performance monitor induced a reboot of the spacecraft's...
View ArticleMagnetic resonance imaging to predict the salt content of Iberian ham
Researchers from the Meat and Meat Products Research Institute of the University of Extremadura have developed a non-destructive, innocuous method for quantifying the salt content of Iberian ham and...
View ArticleA new perovskite could lead the next generation of data storage
EPFL scientists have developed a new perovskite material with unique properties that can be used to build next-generation hard drives.
View ArticleEngineering researchers develop a process that could make big data and cloud...
As big data and cloud applications flourish, one of the grand challenges for future computing is finding energy-efficient methods for data storage.
View ArticleNew perovskite material to define the next generation of hard drives
The amount of data generated on a daily basis is quickly surpassing the storage capabilities of today's hard drives. In order to keep up, the next generation of hard drives must use materials with...
View ArticleNew data mining resource for organic materials available
A new, freely accessible database of organic and organometallic materials' electronic structures is now available online for research with quantum materials.
View ArticleBetter nanoimages 'spin' the path to improved magnetic memory
In work that could help make possible a faster, longer-lasting and lower-energy method of data storage for consumers and businesses, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...
View ArticleManipulating magnetic textures
While the ability to easily control the magnetic properties of small electronic systems is highly desirable for future small electronics and data storage, an effective solution has proven to be...
View ArticleWatching rust transform into iron
Using a state-of-the-art microscopy technique, experimenters at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have witnessed a slow-motion, atomic-scale transformation...
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