Ferrofluids have been around since 1963 but have only a modest attraction to an external magnetic field and loose all magnetism once the external field is removed. In today's issue of the journal Science it is reported that for the first time a liquid has been found that is Ferromagnetic, that is to say the attraction to an external magnetic field is much stronger and even more important it retains it's magnetism even when the external field is turned off. A liquid permanent magnet could have applications ranging from robot muscles to steering anticancer drugs to a tumor.
An attractive, reshapable material <https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6450/219> John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv0v3ZmtsseQi0PoHVatUVoqTZhwQk6sb5kv7jtH8p67Cg%40mail.gmail.com.
