They do this by changing their characteristics using a liquid
with magnetic properties.
To get around that problem, Demirci's group fiddled not
with the magnetic properties of the cells themselves, but with the medium around them.
«Atoms
with magnetic properties disrupt the energy levels of electrons in a quantum dot, which affects how they interact with light.
After correcting the logs for errors in location, Gubbins compared the directions of captains» compass needles
with the magnetic properties of rocks from the same period, allowing him to construct a time line of movements in the magnetic field.
(Magnets are attracted to other items
with magnetic properties such as things made of iron or steel.)
Not exact matches
It could eventually enable engineers and materials scientists to create parts
with new functions and
properties by depositing various combinations of materials — for example, printing out a
magnetic metal next to a nonmagnetic one.
The oxide superconductors, particularly those recently discovered that are based on La2CuO4, have a set of peculiarities that suggest a common, unique mechanism: they tend in every case to occur near a metal - insulator transition into an odd - electron insulator
with peculiar
magnetic properties.
This new method for fine tuning conductivity could lead to control over optical and
magnetic properties of components,
with far - reaching applications.
That's because the thin film of iron loses its
magnetic properties above a certain temperature, says von Bergmann, who coauthored the study, along
with nanoscientist Roland Wiesendanger of the University of Hamburg and colleagues.
«We came up
with the idea to trap cerium atoms, because their
magnetic properties promised particularly interesting kinds of interaction,» explains Bühler - Paschen.
All that extra mass creates internal pressures far exceeding terrestrial squeezing,
with implications for three life - critical planetary
properties: the maintenance of oceans, climatic «thermostats» and
magnetic fields.
«Being able to visualise the
magnetic properties of individual magnetosome chains opens up the possibility of comparing the results
with theoretical predictions.»
Each also has a weird
property called spin: It behaves as if it were an infinitesimal revolving sphere
with a
magnetic field that aligns
with the spin axis.
The feat opens up new possibilities in silicon carbide because its nanoscale defects are a leading platform for new technologies that seek to use quantum mechanical
properties for quantum information processing, sensing
magnetic and electric fields and temperature
with nanoscale resolution, and secure communications using light.
«All of my research is performed under extreme conditions at high pressure, low temperatures and high
magnetic fields
with the aim to study
magnetic and electronic
properties,» she explains.
But however good their technology, they have to contend
with an unusual
property of superconductors — when the wires sweep through a
magnetic field, their ability to generate current is reduced.
«
With a broad range of physical
properties — optical, electrical, optoelectronic, catalytic,
magnetic, and sensing — that are dependent sensitively on their size and shape as well as their assemblies, the produced nanorods are of both fundamental and practical interest,» Lin said.
The result, published in Scientific Reports, was a product
with comparable or better
magnetic, mechanical, and microstructural
properties than bonded magnets made using traditional injection molding
with the same composition.
For example, he is using data from AFLOWlib to study why some alloys can form metallic glass — a peculiar form of metal
with a disordered microscopic structure that gives it special electric and
magnetic properties.
Applications of this informatics - driven approach are wide - ranging and cover, for example, the search for various functional materials
with special electrical, optical and
magnetic properties, including the 2016 Nobel Prize - winning topological states of matter — an important building block of a quantum computer.
Armed
with this tool box, I was able to create computer models of virtual
magnetic ferroelectrics and study their
properties.
Previous cancer studies had shown that by injecting tumors
with magnetic nanoparticles made of iron oxide — «essentially rust,
with well - tuned
magnetic properties,» Anikeeva says — then exposing them to rapidly alternating
magnetic fields, excited nanoparticles can be used to heat and destroy cancer tumors while leaving surrounding, healthy tissue intact.
A unique
property of the molecule is the large permanent dipole moment, which reacts
with an electric field much like a bar magnet reacts
with a
magnetic field.
«These are complex systems
with many different interacting
properties, but we have extracted some clear relationships between the composition of a ferrimagnetic alloy and its
magnetic interactions
with light,» coauthor Akira Sekiyama says.
Although this method was developed
with upconversion nanoparticles, the researchers believe their new «direct - doping» approach can be generalised to other nanoparticles
with interesting photonic, electronic and
magnetic properties.
Studying the
properties of 2D materials in comparison
with their 3D counterparts raises many thought - provoking questions; one of them concerns
magnetic phase transitions.
Being able to determine
magnetic properties of materials
with sub-nanometer precision would greatly simplify development of
magnetic nano - structures for future spintronic devices.
By investigating how molecules assemble to form crystals, researchers hope to synthesize materials
with novel electronic,
magnetic or optical
properties
By using an atomic - resolution aberration - corrected (scanning) transmission electron microscope in combination
with micromagnetic simulations the authors could reveal for the first time the atomic structure of the single phases present and establish a direct correlation to the macroscopic
magnetic properties.
The two forms have very different chemical, electrical,
magnetic, and physical
properties, and Lu and Yildiz found that the material can be flipped between the two forms
with the application of a very tiny amount of voltage — just 30 millivolts (0.03 volts).
The discovery of
magnetic properties can now be combined
with ultra-small transistors, terahertz detectors, and single - electron devices previously demonstrated.
But the research team discovered that co-doping
with cobalt allowed them to substitute cerium for dysprosium without losing desired
magnetic properties.
Tafti's lab will pursue the «exchange» chemistry path to make new forms of honeycomb materials
with more exotic
magnetic properties, he said.
Ultracold atoms in the so - called optical lattices, that are generated by crosswise superposition of laser beams, have been proven to be one of the most promising tools for simulating and understanding the behaviour of many - body systems such as solid crystals — for example
with respect to their electric or
magnetic properties.
If this defect is illuminated
with a green laser, in response it will emit red light (fluoresce)
with an interesting feature: its intensity varies depending on the
magnetic properties in the environment.
«Most materials
with cooperative
magnetic properties are insoluble or difficult to process, and this nickel - based polymer is a rare example of a readily accessible, easily handled, soluble
magnetic polymer.»
The interesting electronic and
magnetic properties of this polymer will continue to be explored,
with the aim of making highly
magnetic materials for use in data storage applications, key to improving the performance of current computer technologies.
They imagined placing the object in a cylindrical or spherical shell of «metamaterial» — an assemblage of tiny rods and rings
with tunable electric and
magnetic properties.
Due to its
magnetic properties, iron nitride transformers can be made much more compact and lighter than traditional transformers,
with better power - handling capability and greater efficiency.
The exchange interaction refers to the
magnetic interaction between electrons within an atom, which is determined by the orientation of each electron's
magnetic «spin» — a quantum mechanical
property to describe the intrinsic angular momentum carried by elementary particles,
with only two options, either «up» or «down».
Like tuning a radio to a specific frequency, a
magnetic field can be used to tune the atoms» «scattering resonance» (another quantum
property) so that each atom interacts
with others over a much greater distance.
The research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA - E REACT program (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy — Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies) which develops cost - effective alternatives to rare earths, the naturally occurring minerals
with unique
magnetic properties that are used in electric vehicle (EV) motors, and wind generators.
The results — based on neutron scattering — could help in chemically designing new molecules
with desired
magnetic properties.
Removing or adding an atom can greatly change the structure and behavior of the clusters, which are of interest to scientists for their potential to create materials
with novel chemical,
magnetic or optical
properties.
New data from these powerful telescopes later confirmed that 1E 1613 has the
properties of a magnetar — a type of neutron star
with an extremely powerful
magnetic field — making it only the 30th known one.
By means of material - dependent measurements over a wide temperature range and
with a varied thickness of the employed
magnetic material, a direct correlation between the amplitude of the voltage signal and the intrinsic
properties of magnons was identified.
Plasma is a hot, energetic gas where the atoms are stripped of their electrons, creating an electrically active gas
with unique
magnetic properties.
South Korean researchers have moved us one step closer to having wearables that are designed to bend,
with a thin, highly - flexible multiferroic film that retains its electrical and
magnetic properties even when bent around in a cylinder.
Researchers at Argonne created tiny swirling vortices out of
magnetic particles, providing insight into the behavior that governs such systems — which opens up new opportunities for materials and devices
with new
properties.
Once dried, the so - called multiferroic films could be bent or stretched
with no loss of potency in the
magnetic or electric
properties of the bismuth ferrite.