magnetism
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Potential uses include micro and nanoelectromechanical systems, where wear limits device lifespan, as well as magnetic bearings, vibration isolation systems, and ultra-thin magnetic materials where motion and magnetism are closely linked.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
"You can think of magnetism as being derived from tiny bar magnets sitting at the atomic sites in a crystal lattice," he said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
The team says the discovery could eventually help inspire extremely compact technologies that rely on controlling magnetism at very small scales.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
By reexamining rock samples returned by the Apollo missions, the team found evidence that the Moon did experience periods of extremely strong magnetism, at times even surpassing Earth's.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
Sarpi, at some point, wrote a brief treatise on magnetism, which no longer survives.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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