Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reveals friction can arise without contact, driven by magnetic dynamics that challenge a centuries-old physics law.

Precisely tuning the spacing between iron oxide nanoparticles optimizes their magnetic interactions to enhance MRI contrast, offering a simpler path to better imaging agents. (Nanowerk News) Magnetic ...

A non-reciprocal phase transition to a many-body, time-dependent phase is proposed to emerge in driven layered ferromagnets. (Nanowerk News) A theoretical framework predicts the emergence of ...

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have successfully developed a novel type of Kondo necklace utilizing a meticulously designed organic–inorganic hybrid material that consists of organic ...

At the smallest scales of matter, nature behaves in ways that feel almost counterintuitive. Individual particles follow simple rules, but when they interact together, entirely new behaviors can emerge ...

Magnetic domains can take on a wide range of structures. In certain soft magnetic materials, they form complex zig-zag ...

Quantum spin liquids are fascinating states of matter where magnetic spins stay disordered, defying the usual rules of magnetism. Scientists have made an exciting discovery about one such material.

From uncovering the quantum origins of magnetism to simulating electromagnetic waves with hair-thin precision, magnetic simulations are reshaping research, safety, and education. Scientists are now ...

The rapid increase in electric vehicle adoption in recent years has highlighted a crucial issue: the energy conversion ...

A theoretical framework predicts the emergence of non-reciprocal interactions that effectively violate Newton’s third law in solids using light, report researchers from Japan. They demonstrate that by ...