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So you think hard disks are boring? It’s time to get real

28 Aug 2023 James McKenzie

James McKenzie explains why magnetism is so important for physics-based businesses

Interior of big modern server room
Super science The vast numbers of hard disks in data-storage centres that underpin “cloud computing” rely entirely on the physics of magnets. (Courtesy: iStock/IR_Stone)
In 2022 I stood for election to the magnetism group of the Institute of Physics (IOP) as I always th

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James McKenzie is the writer of the Transactions column for Physics World about physics in industry. He is writing here in a personal capacity
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