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'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under Pressure

'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under Pressure

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (23) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Millions of people today carry around pocket-sized music players capable of holding thousands of songs, thanks to the discovery 20 years ago of a phenomenon known as the “giant magnetoresistance ...





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Single-Molecule Magnets Open New Door for Information Technology

Single-Molecule Magnets Open New Door for Information Technology

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (24) | comments 2 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent research by scientists in Italy and France shows that that single molecules have the ability to store information via their magnetic state. Their work is a first step toward a new generation ...


Magnetism loses under pressure

Magnetism loses under pressure

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 29, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (30) | comments 0

Scientists have discovered that the magnetic strength of magnetite—the most abundant magnetic mineral on Earth—declines drastically when put under pressure. Researchers from the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical ...



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