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Red and blue magnets with a circle of iron filings around them

UNH Researchers Harness AI to Discover Magnetic Materials

Study authors Suman Itani, a PH.D. student in physics (left) and postdoctoral researcher Yibo Zhang. Photo by Jiadong Zang. Magnets are at the core of the technology that powers our world: smartphones, medical devices, power generators, electric vehicles, and more. But these magnets rely on... Read More

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