Magnetism's subatomic roots: Study of high-tech materials helps explain everyday phenomenon
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 11:14
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- The modern world -- with its ubiquitous electronic devices and electrical power -- can trace its lineage directly to the discovery, less than two centuries ago, of the link between electricity and magnetism. But while engineers have harnessed electromagnetic forces on a global scale, physicists still struggle to describe the dance between electrons that creates magnetic fields.