An intermetallic material composed of nickel, manganese, and gallium has been found to respond to a magnetic field by changing its shape, say researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Helsinki University of Technology in Finland. S An intermetallic material composed of nickel, manganese, and...
NEW YORK -- MagiQ Technologies, Inc., the quantum information processing QIP company, recently discovered in testing with AT&T Labs (NYSE: T) that the Earth's magnetic field can introduce errors in quantum cryptography setups when running long spans parallel to the Earth's magnetic field. MagiQ announced that its newest quantum cryptography...
Magnetorheological fluids are under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, Cambridge, Mass., for producing a protective uniform for soldiers in the U.S. Army. Magnetorheological fluids are oily fluids filled with nanoscale ir Magnetorheological fluids are under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
A technology that influences the fundamental molecular behavior of a material through magnetic-field processing is being studied by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Florida State University. The technology i A technology that influences the fundamental molecular behavior of a...
A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA report on Extremely Low FrequencyELF magnetic fields in offices is now available through Amuneal Manufacturing Corp. The report focuses on 60Hz magnetic fields within office spaces and offers guidelines and limitations for occupational exposure. It also discusses the feasibility of engineering solutions to...
A magnetic pulse welding process that enables joining steel and aluminum components has been developed by Dana Corp., Toledo, Ohio. The process creates an intense magnetic field by rapidly downloading large amounts of electrical energy into a specifi A magnetic pulse welding process that enables joining...
JUELICH, Germany and SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 31, 1995--Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH KFA Juelich and International Business Machines Corporation IBM today announced that they have entered into a license agreement allowing IBM to manufacture magnetic field sensors based on the giant magnetoresistive GMR effect, using technology covered by US Patent No....
A technology in which magnetic fields control the spin of electrons in polymers to enable increased data storage capacity and reduced cost is being studied at the Ohio State University, Columbus. Called spintronics, the technology is based on a mater A technology in which magnetic fields...
00-00-0000 How do materials conduct electricity in extreme conditions -- such as high magnetic fields? That's what scientists are studying at an international collaboration taking place at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N. Mex. Insights 00-00-0000 How do materials conduct electricity in...
On April 20, 2004, a Boeing Delta II rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base carried Gravity Probe B into orbit and so initiated the next step in a 40-year quest to verify a corollary of the General Theory of Relativity. First conceived in 1 ...
Researchers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., have devised a spacecraft that draws power from the Earth's magnetic field. Proseds, for Propulsive Small Expendable Deployer system, uses a tether to collect electrical current Researchers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, ...
Intermagnetics General Corp IGC of Guilderland, New York, USA, and the US Department of Energy's DOE Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, claim to have produced the strongest magnetic field ever generated by a coil of high temperature superconducIntermagnetics General Corp IGC of Guilderland, New York, USA, and ...
Joint research between US organizations Argonne National Laboratory and Intermagnetics General Corp IGC of Guilderland, New York, has resulted in the strongest magnetic field ever generated by high temperature superconductors, Argonne claims. The fieJoint research between US organizations Argonne National Laboratory and Intermagnetics General Corp IGC...
A flat panel display monitor unaffected by the powerful magnetic field generated by magnetic resonance imaging, is now offered by Aydin Displays, Inc. Immune to magnetic interference fields of up to 15,000 gauss, the MRI/18 liquid-crystal display mon A flat panel display monitor unaffected by the...
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have created a new kind of superconducting film that can carry 100 times more current than any material of its kind and may speed development of a host of hyper-tech devices from magnetically levitated trainScientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have...
IBM scientists have published the most convincing evidence to date that a fundamentally new type of electron behaviour is responsible for so-called high temperature superconductivity that was first discovered in a class of ceramic materials ten years aIBM scientists have published the most convincing evidence to date...
Schaumburg, IL--Contrary to what you may first think, hydrogen gas and electrical arcs do mix resulting in a small, high voltage relay. Here's the why and how. Schaumburg, IL--Contrary to what you may first think, hydrogen gas and electrical arcs do mix...