Magnetism adds sparkle to combustion
If, in this season of bonfires and fireworks, you find yourself holding a sparkler, you might like to consider the remarkable chemical reaction that is taking place before your eyes. You are actually ...
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Organic magnetism hots up
Physicists show that pure carbon can behave as a magnet
The magnetic attraction of learning
A new study likens the classroom learning process to the alignment of spins in a magnet
A new twist for magnetic moments
First discovered in experiments on ions in the early 1920s, the understanding of magnetic moments played a central role in theoretical physics during the 20th century. In the case of free electrons, c...
First snapshot of superconductor twisters
Troublesome magnetic vortices can now be anchored by crystal defects
Magnetic vortices defy melting moment
The behaviour of magnetic vortices controls many physical properties of high-temperature superconductors, including their ability to carry current without resistance – a classic hallmark of supe...
New superconductor gets ready for applications
Magnesium diboride gears up for the real world following a rash of technical breakthroughs
Spintronics turns a corner
Devices that use the spin on electrons move a step closer
The magnetic mysteries of atom clusters
Small groups of atoms can add unusual magnetic effects to their peculiar thermal properties
A new spin on magnets
The spin on electrons could be used to create super-dense recording media
