In magnetic levitation, a strong and spatially varying magnetic field exerts an upward force on a body that is sufficient to counteract its weight due to gravity. Here we show that this effect can be ...

Planar patterns of colloidal microparticles have been manufactured with high yield over square centimetre areas by using magnetic-field microgradients in a paramagnetic fluid. This approach could ...

A team of students from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering is set to launch an experiment aboard the National Research Council of Canada’s Falcon 20 jet, part of the ...

(Nanowerk News) The effectiveness of crystalline pharmaceuticals is not only influenced by molecular composition; the structure of the crystals is also important because it determines both the ...