magnetic domains

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Imaging hidden order in magnets.

Ferromagnets - materials at the heart of motors and information storage - have been studied since Greek antiquity, enabling a detailed picture of the regions, or “magnetic domains,” into which they are divided. However, antiferromagnets remain a mystery because their internal structure is far too fine to be measured optically . . .

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On May 1st condensed matter physicist Professor Eric D. Isaacs took over as Director of Argonne National Laboratory. You can read more about his appointment here.

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Professor Florencia Canelli has recently been named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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