New magnetic material discovered

It hasn't all been done!

A new magnetic material has been discovered, announced at the March meeting of the American Physical Society. The research was done at the University of California, San Diego.

Only time will tell if, and how, it might revolutionize magnetic storage devices.

Research for tomorrow's cars

The article linked

here

is the usual public relations output that I get via an electronic alumni magazine, but it does give some of you interested in mechanical or materials engineering some insight into what kind of research is being done in engineering graduate programs as well as in industry.

By the way, the professional photo shows the Michigan State College of Engineering's Formula SAE car. A better picture of the car, with the design/build/race team is on their Facebook page: click here