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Read article: Magnetic perovskite gets the lead out Nanomaterials Research update Magnetic perovskite gets the lead out New material could be used to make spintronics devices without the hazards of its lead-based cousin
Read article: Metal–organic magnets break records Materials Research update Metal–organic magnets break records Novel lightweight materials have magnetic ordering temperatures and coercivities comparable to commercially available inorganic magnets
Read article: Microtube implosions could produce megatesla magnetic fields Plasma physics Research update Microtube implosions could produce megatesla magnetic fields Proof-of-principle study finds that today's lasers are intense enough to generate super-strong fields from “pre-seeded” weaker ones
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