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Vortex-Antivortex Pairs Found in Magnetic Trilayers

WASHINGTON, D.C., June, 28, 2017 — A international team of researchers has discovered magnetic vortex-antivortex pairs arising from correlated electron spins in a newly engineered trilayer material. […]

Cow Herd Behavior is Fodder for Complex Systems Analysis

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — The image of grazing cows in a field has long conjured up a romantic nostalgia about a relaxed pace of rural […]

Illuminating a better way to calculate excitation energy

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — Glow sticks, like those brandished by trick-or-treaters and partygoers, light up due to excited electrons of the molecules in the contained […]

New Metrology Technique Measures Electric Fields

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — In the last decades, mobile phones and other wireless devices have become central features of life around the globe. These devices […]

Wave Beams Mix and Stir the Ocean to Create Climate

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — Ocean circulation patterns have a profound effect on global climate. Waves deep within the ocean play an important role in establishing […]

Making Waves with the Hot Electrons within Earth’s Radiation Belts

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — Encircling the Earth, within its magnetosphere, are two concentric, doughnut-shaped radiation belts known as the Van Allen belts. The Van Allen […]

Getting the Biggest Bang Out of Plasma Jets

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 20, 2017 — Bursts of plasma, called plasma jets, have numerous uses ranging from the development of more efficient engines, which could one day […]

Magnets, all the way down!

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 13, 2017 — In many ways, magnets are still mysterious. They get their (often powerful) effects from the microscopic interactions of individual electrons, and […]

Shining light on low-energy electrons

WASHINGTON, D.C., June, 13, 2017 — The scientific community has known about the existence of electrons for over a hundred years, but there are important facets of […]