Researchers Coax Particles to Form Vortices Using Magnetic Fields (IMAGE)

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Researchers Coax Particles to Form Vortices Using Magnetic Fields

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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory created tiny swirling vortices out of magnetic particles, providing insight into the behavior that governs such systems -- which opens up new opportunities for materials and devices with new properties.

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Alexey Snezhko.

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