Researchers have found that certain ultra-thin magnetic materials can switch from insulator to conductor under high pressure, a phenomenon that could be used in the development of next-generation electronics and memory storage devices. The international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, say that their results, reported in the journal Physical Review Letters, will…
Near Error-Free Wireless Detection Made Possible
A new long-range wireless tag detection system, with potential applications in health care, environmental protection and goods tracking, can pinpoint items with near 100 per cent accuracy over a much wider range than current systems. The accuracy and range of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, which are used in everything from passports to luggage tracking,…