Magnetism helps futuristic cell research

May 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Scientists at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) have successfully sorted individual cells according to their size by making them jump off magnetic trampolines and into different clustering rooms. They published their results in the journal Advanced Science ("Magnetophoretic Micro-Distributor for Controlled...

Spacecraft navigation uses x-rays from dead stars

May 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The remnants of a collapsed neutron star, called a pulsar, are magnetically charged and spinning anywhere from one rotation per second to hundreds of rotations per second. These celestial bodies, each 12 to 15 miles in diameter, generate light in the x-ray wavelength range. Researchers...