magnetism
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Potential uses include micro and nanoelectromechanical systems, where wear limits device lifespan, as well as magnetic bearings, vibration isolation systems, and ultra-thin magnetic materials where motion and magnetism are closely linked.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Researchers know that quantum disordered magnetism can take several forms.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
"You can think of magnetism as being derived from tiny bar magnets sitting at the atomic sites in a crystal lattice," he said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
"Because of their stability and extremely small size, these vortices offer a new route to controlling magnetism at the nanoscale and provide insight into universal topological physics in two-dimensional systems."
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Bacon read it in manuscript, but had no time for it: Gilbert’s preoccupation with magnetism seemed to him an irrational obsession, and as a result he had ‘built a ship out of a shell’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing magnetism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Earth Science - Middle School
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