MIT Proximity Magnetism

Unusual magnetic behavior observed at a material interface

Findings could lead to a building block for future quantum computers, and a research tool for physics. [caption id="attachment_5700" align="alignnone" width="639"] This diagram shows the layered structure analyzed for its magnetic properties. Yellow spheres represent…

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Rosetta’s big day in the Sun

[caption id="attachment_5668" align="alignnone" width="625"] Comet southern hemisphere[/caption] ESA’s Rosetta today witnessed Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko making its closest approach to the Sun. The exact moment of perihelion occurred at 02:03 GMT this morning when the comet came…