Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to retaliate against rival attacks. Researchers at the University of Basel have mimicked ...

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Atomic force microscopy (AFM ... An AFM uses a tool with a very tiny needle on its end, which can either be repelled or attracted to the surface. The needle is dragged across the surface of a material ...

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Ferromagnetism, where the magnetic moments, which can be thought of as small compass needles on the atomic scale, all point in the same direction. And antiferromagnetism, where neighbouring ...