Micromagnets that finely control radio signals during MRI
may one day be used to create “color” scans more sensitive than existing MRI
technology. The tiny magnets may also eventually help detect cancer by tagging
malignant cells with different colors.
TUNE IN The picture on the left shows an array of micromagnets, while the picture on the right shows light diffracting off of a wafer of the particles.
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