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New Spin On Graphene Makes It Magnetic

Posted by timothy on from the nanotech-vs-credit-cards dept.

intellitech writes "A team led by Professor Andre Geim, a recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize for graphene, has shown that electric current can magnetize graphene. The researchers found a new way to interconnect spin and charge by applying a relatively weak magnetic field to graphene and found that this causes a flow of spins in the direction perpendicular to electric current, making a graphene sheet magnetised."

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  1. Magnets by xMrFishx · · Score: 4, Funny

    This, is how they work!

  2. Nobel Prize for graphene by gmhowell · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, that's great that they have a Nobel Prize for graphene, but isn't that... I don't know... a little specific?

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  3. Graphene fridge magnets on ThinkGeek by Locutus · · Score: 3, Funny

    coming soon!

    LoB

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