Transformation of Ordinary Magnet into a Super Magnet by Japanese Researchers
March 23, 2011 · Filed Under Trendy Products · Comments Off
Group of Japanese researchers at Japan Science and Technology Agency have transformed the ordinary fridge magnet into a very rare magnet featuring a high degree of durability. The researchers by simply substituting a few of iron atoms of the ordinary magnet with elements of scandium and magnesium, producing a new magnet that is multiferroic, that is its magnetization and electric polarization are linked, where each can be potentially controlled by means of electrical and magnetic fields. What is interesting about multiferroic material is that they allow magnetic data storage in absence of magnetic fields, resulting in reduced cost, power requirement and bulk. Read more
