Angular momentum is a fundamental quantity in physics that describes the rotational motion of objects. In quantum physics, it ...

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Two German physicists have unveiled a compact magnet layout that outperforms the famed Halbach array, delivering stronger, ...

Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

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The research team has identified atacamite as a material with magnetocaloric properties. Natural crystals have long ...

There's a magnet in a secure room in central Tokyo. It's an electromagnet, the kind that generates a magnetic field when ...

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Researchers at ETH have used nuclear magnetic resonance to find out what other atoms are bound to the platinum atoms in a single-atom catalyst and where they are spatially located. The precise ...

Imagine a world where the weather forecast isn’t just a guess, but a button you can press. Picture farmers summoning rain for ...

Researchers from SANKEN, The University of Osaka, have revealed a technique for exploiting the catalytic action of hydrogen in platinum to reverse ...