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Exotic Metal Found to Exhibit Giant Hall Effect Without any Magnetic Field Written by AZoMFeb 23 2021 A magnetic field can deflect an electric current. In the case of conducting materials, this results in what is called the Hall effect, which is usually used to quantify magnetic fields. The material behaves as if magnetic monopoles were present. Image Credit: TU Wien. Scientists at TU Wien, working with researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland), McMaster University (Canada) an...

Electric current is deflected by a magnetic field - this leads to the so-called Hall effect. A surprising discovery has now been made at TU Wien: an exotic metal was examined and a giant Hall effect was found to be produced by the material, in the total absence of any magnetic field.

Date Time New microscopy concept enters into force The first demonstration of an approach that inverts the standard paradigm of scanning probe microscopy raises the prospect of force sensing at the fundamental limit. Configuration of the inverted scanning force microscope. (Graphics: Alexander Eichler, ETH Zurich) The development of scanning probe microscopes in the early 1980s brought a breakthrough in imaging, throwing open a window into the world at the nanoscale. The key idea is to scan an ...

Geojit announces appointment of Mr. Rajan K Medhekar to the Board Posted On: 2021-02-03 10:00:28 (Time Zone: Arizona, USA) Geojit Financial Services Ltd recently announced the appointment of Mr. Rajan K Medhekar as Additional Director (Independent) to the Companys Board of Directors. A 1975-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer for 37 years, he served with distinction several important and sensitive assignments both in his cadre with the Kerala State Police, Government of Kerala and on...

(Latvijas Televīzija) University of Latvia, together with Estonian colleagues, have conducted a major research last year in the field of nuclear fusion reactors, Latvian Television reported January 25. An in-depth understanding and forecasting of the functional properties of modern materials in extreme radiation conditions. This is one of last years most important achievements in science, according to the Latvian Academy of Sciences. The study involves a new type of...

Posted January 22nd, 2021 for JAMSTEC 1. Overview A research group led by Dr. Naotaka Tomioka, Senior Researcher at the Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (KOCHI JAMSTEC) gave the mineral name “poirierite” to a high-pressure phase with the chemical composition of olivine that was found in shocked meteorites. Poirierite has now been officially approved as a new mineral species by the International Mineralogical As...

Adjust font size: The city of Hefei in eastern Chinas Anhui province is now home to several national big science facilities, including a new grand research facility for fusion technology that is currently under construction. A concept image of the buildings and park of the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) located in Hefei, Anhui province. [Photo courtesy of the HFIPS] China has made significant progress in magnetic confinement fusion over the past decade. With the ...

Researchers Describe Structure and Properties of Novel Hydrogen Clathrate Hydrate Written by AZoMDec 23 2020 The structure and properties of a new hydrogen clathrate hydrate, which develops at room temperatures and comparatively low pressures, have been described by researchers from the United States, China and Russia. Image Credit: Pavel Odinev/Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. Hydrogen hydrates offer a promising solution for the storage and transportation of hydrogen—the most e...

Chemists describe a new form of ice Scientists from the United States, China, and Russia have described the structure and properties of a novel hydrogen clathrate hydrate that forms at room temperature and relatively low pressure. Hydrogen hydrates are a potential solution for hydrogen storage and transportation, the most environmentally friendly fuel. The research was published in the journal Physical Review Letters. Ice is a highly complex substance with multiple polymorphic modifications tha...