Nanomagnets bend the rules

April 21, 2005 | Source: KurzweilAI

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Brookhaven National Laboratory have found that a class of nanostructured materials that are key components of computer memories and other important technologies undergo a previously unrecognized shift in the rate at which magnetization changes at low temperatures.

The results could point the way to marked improvements in the performance of microwave devices.

National Institute of Standards and Technology news release