[Data storage] – Skyrmions like it hot: Spin structures are controllable even at high temperatures
22 February 2020
The joint research project of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that had previously demonstrated the use of new spin structures for future magnetic storage devices has yet achieved another milestone.
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[2D materials] – Stretched to the limit and sparkling on curved surfaces
23 February 2020
Two-dimensional (2D) materials could offer new building blocks for future technologies — but only if scientists can control growth and properties. Strain, caused by “stretching” or “bunching” the atomic structure as a crystal grows, is one way to control these properties.
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