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1st Prize

 

Magnetic field

Dr Rafal Dunin-Borkowski

 

This is a nanocomposite material; a tiny tube of carbon containing a crystal of iron (yellow). This material combines the strength of a carbon nanotube with the magnetic properties of iron. The magnetic field is shown by the arching lines: the crystal acts like a tiny bar magnet.

Philips CM300 transmission electron microscope. Electron holography revealed the field lines.