Virtual Magnetic Monopole Finally Found From Iron Oxide Compound, Could Open Door to New Data Storage and Computing Technologies

Medicine & Technology Mar 12, 2024

An international team of scientists have found an emergent magnetic monopole behavior in a hematite. Learn more about the discovery in this article.

Martian Rocks Could Be a Water Reservoir Based on Analysis of an Iron Mineral Found on Earth in the 19th Century

Aug 18, 2021

Recent examination of rocks found on Earth in the 19th century using high-tech tools reveals that rocks on Mars could also serve as a substantial water reservoir.

Researchers Observe How Mesocrystals Form

Feb 18, 2021

Materials tend to behave differently under very small environments, such as in the micro and nano scales. In some substances, it includes the formation of mesocrystals - and researchers have observed their formation for the first time.

Why Do Some Rocks on Earth Turn Red? Scientists Explain

Feb 09, 2021

Scientists explain that despite old beliefs, hematite dates back to the Late Triassic epoch and has a significant role in why rocks turn red, much like rocks in New Jersey and the American Southwest.

Lunar Hematite: Why Is There Rust on the Moon?

Sep 02, 2020

Researchers discover the presence of rust, oxidized iron, on the Moon in the form of hematite, but the Moon's atmosphere has no oxygen.