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Magnets
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Mixing topology and spin
MIT-led team demonstrates paired topology and intrinsic magnetism in compound combining gadolinium, platinum, and bismuth.
July 19, 2016 -
Researchers find unexpected magnetic effect
Combining two thin-film materials yields surprising room-temperature magnetism.
May 9, 2016 -
Study reveals shared behavior of microbes and electrons
Bacteria streaming through a lattice behave like electrons in a magnetic material.
January 5, 2016 -
Professor Emeritus Benjamin Lax dies at 99
Pioneer in semiconductors created MIT's magnet laboratory and served as associate director of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
April 27, 2015 -
Minervini Honored by IEEE Council on Superconductivity
July 23, 2013 -
Oscillating microscopic beads could be key to biolab on a chip
MIT team finds way to manipulate and measure magnetic particles without contact, potentially enabling multiple medical tests on a tiny device.
September 25, 2012 -
How to clean up oil spills
MIT researchers devise a surprisingly simple but effective method for magnetically separating oil and water.
September 12, 2012 -
Helping robots hold on
MIT researchers design a ‘controllable adhesion system’ for underwater robots.
November 10, 2011