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Programmable Springs on Nanoscale: Magnetic Picosprings Usher in New Era of Micromanipulation

These "picosprings" have remarkably large and tuneable compliancy and can be controlled remotely through magnetic fields (even deep within the human body) allowing articulated motion in microrobots as well as micromanipulations well beyond the state of the art.

5 Jan 2024

Magnetism Can Precisely Control Colloids, New Study Shows

Researchers at Bayreuth have discovered techniques to use magnetic patterns to control minute particles in liquids.

7 Dec 2023

Inducing Tiny Electromagnets in Graphene Discs

Extremely thin carbon, or graphene, is regarded as a real miracle material.

5 Dec 2023

Thin Wires Unravel the Secret of the Kondo Effect

A study team has for the first time directly measured the Kondo effect, which determines the behavior of magnetic atoms surrounded by a sea of electrons, in “Nature Physics.” The effect of one-dimensional wires floating over graphene is revealed in new studies made with a scanning tunneling microscope.

17 Nov 2023

A Remarkable Chemical Process for 2D Metal-Organic Lattices

An innovative chemical technique for two-dimensional metal-organic lattices has been created by a research team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

13 Nov 2023

Nanoscale Rust: The Future of Magnets?

Every motor we use needs a magnet. University of Manitoba researcher Rachel Nickel is studying how rust could make those magnets cheaper and easier to produce.

10 Oct 2023

New Manual for Engineering Spin Dynamics in Nanomagnets

A comprehensive manual for engineering spin dynamics in nanomagnets has been developed by an international research group at the University of California, Riverside, and the Institute of Magnetism in Kyiv, Ukraine.

5 May 2023

Magnetic Levitation Nanopositioning Stage Technology Demonstrator, new from PI

Auburn, MA – PI, a premium manufacturer of nanopositioning equipment and air bearing stages, has developed a high-precision, maglev-based technology demonstrator. Magnetic levitation is a frictionless motion techno...

18 Apr 2023

Quantum Engineers Have Designed a New Tool to Probe Nature with Extreme Sensitivity

This new spin measuring device could help scientists - particularly in chemistry and biology - understand the structure and purpose of materials better.

14 Mar 2023