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Argonne materials scientist Mihaela Tanase observes a small magnetic disk with a transmission electron microscope  

New control of nanoscale 'magnetic tornadoes' holds promise for data storage

At the human scale, the tightly wrapped spinning columns of air in a tornado contain terrifying destructive power that ravages communities. At the nanoscale, however, closely coiled magnetic vortices hold the promise of a new generation of computers. More...

 

 

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