Magnetic microalgae: Tiny swimmers are on a mission to become robots
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart developed a biohybrid micro ...
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Russell-McPherron Effect: Why "Cracks" In Earth's Magnetic Field Mean We Get Peak Auroras At Equinox
Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the aurora-causing effects of the solar wind. However, towards the equinox, the two fields ...
Physicists Just Found a Way to Control Atoms Using Twisted Light
Scientists have unlocked a new way to control ionization, the process where atoms lose electrons, using specially designed light beams By leveraging optical vortex beams, light that carries angular ...
Vibrations at the Atomic Scale Expose Mysterious Phase Transitions
Scientists have uncovered a new way to explore the complex transformations of 2D nanomaterials. By using nanoscale vibrating membranes, they observed how mechanical and magnetic properties shift at ...