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An international team of scientists has demonstrated a revolutionary new way of magnetic recording which will allow information to be processed hundreds of times faster than by current hard drive technology. The researchers found they could record information using only heat - a previously unimaginable scenario. They believe this discovery will not only make future magnetic recording devices faster, but more energy-efficient too. The results of the research, which was led by the...

On Earth all biology is subjected to gravity. Some biological systems require gravity for correct orientation (geotropism: plants grow up, roots grow down). In the absence of gravity even human biology is affected: astronauts lose bone density at 1-2% a month rather than the usual 1-2% a year on Earth. But the effects of gravity on cellular processes are less well understood. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Genomics has used diamagnetic levitation to...

The physical property of magnetism has historically been associated with metals such as iron, nickel and cobalt; however, graphite – an organic mineral made up of stacks of individual carbon sheets – has baffled researchers in recent years by showing weak signs of magnetism. The hunt for an explanation has not been without controversy, with several research groups proposing different theories. The most recent suggestion, published today, 27 January, in the journal EPL (Europhysics...

University of Bristol scientists have developed a magnetic soap that could potentially one day be useful in oil spills and revolutionize cleaning products. The soap is produced by dissolving iron in a range of inert surfactant materials composed of chloride and bromide ions -- much like those found in mouthwash or fabric softener. This means the soap and the materials that it dissolves can be readily removed by applying a magnetic field. Experts believe with further experimentation and...

SAN JOSE, Calif. and ZHANGJIAGANG, Jiangsu, China, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MultiDimension Technology Co., Ltd. (MDT) announced the world's first TMR magnetic switch sensors for use in battery-powered smart flow meters, including water flow meters, heat flow meters and gas flow meters. Empowered by MultiDimension's TMR technology (Tunneling Magnetoresistance), the new magnetic switch sensors are superior choices for high-performance industrial applications, including...

Heated nanoprobes perform thermo-mechanical measurements using magnetic actuation Polymer nano-films and nano-composites are used in a wide variety of applications from food packaging to sports equipment to automotive and aerospace applications. Thermal analysis is routinely used to analyze materials for these applications, but the growing trend to use nanostructured materials has made bulk techniques insufficient. In recent years an atomic force microscope-based technique called...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Punctuating 30 years of nanotechnology research, scientists from IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) have successfully demonstrated the ability to store information in as few as 12 magnetic atoms. This is significantly less than today's disk drives, which use about one million atoms to store a single bit of information. The ability to manipulate matter by its most basic components - atom by atom - could lead to the vital understanding...

University of Nottingham scientists have been levitating fruit flies with magnets to determine how biological organisms are affected by weightless conditions in space. The team has shown that simulating weightlessness in fruit flies on Earth by using magnets causes the flies to walk more quickly, which is a similar finding astronauts have had in experiments on the International Space Station. “It is unfeasible to apply this technique to investigating the effects of weightlessness on a...

A TRANSforum® is different than a regular forum because women are connecting their intuition and imagination to see each other beyond the block. New York, New York (PRWEB) December 30, 2011 http://www.ChicksWithMagnetude.com will be launching a social networking site for women, February 2012. A revolutionary new element of the Social Magnetizing Site is a section called the TRANSforum®. Since the inception of social networking sites, and before social networking was so...

When people are magnetized their lives move in the direction they want without struggle, without force and without fail. New York, New York (PRWEB) December 30, 2011 Doreen Carrie (founder of ChicksWithMagnetude.com) has referred to her life as being on a “Magnetized Mission.” What began as frustration with motivation has become a transformational path for her life and the lives of so many around the world. For over 25 years Doreen has been teaching people how to keep themselves...