Cobalt Blue Sconce (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Cobalt Blue Sconce

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Just as cobalt blue's lustrous hue attracts artists and decorators, the antiferromagnetic properties of the responsible compound -- cobalt aluminate -- are attracting neutron scientists at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Studies of magnetic interactions deep within the material's atomic structure may provide clues toward the development of energy-efficient technologies.

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B. Jefferson Bolender

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