The influence of a c(2x2) ordered interface alloy of 3d transition metals at the ferromagnet/nonmagnet interface on interlayer exchange coupling (IXC), the formation of quantum well states (QWS) and the phenomenon of Giant MagnetoRe-sistance is investigated. We obtained a strong dependence of IXC on interface alloy formation. The GMR ratio is also strongly influenced. We found that Fe, Ni and C...

An unexpected characteristic of low surface brightness galaxies (LSBGs) is that a significant number are massive and possess substantial amounts of atomic gas. We present preliminary results of an ongoing program to obtain BVRIJHK imaging, along with some nuclear spectroscopy, of a well-defined sample of LSBGs which are gas-rich and of similar size to giant, high surface brightness spiral galax...

Recent developments in the nanofabrication technologies brought new interest into the study of mesoscopic superconductors [1, 2]. Consequently theorists went back to discuss many problems that could have been solved long ago if the motivation existed before. The con nement of vortices in samples with sizes of the order of the coherence length produce interesting e ects such as the onset of gian...

Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are good models of living cells, owing to their size and lamellarity. Compartmentalization within lipid vesicles has been exploited for the study of membrane behavior, lipid mechanics and a variety of biological processes, though their synthesis is not straightforward. We describe the development of a stratified flow driven microfluidic approach to GUV assembly...

MOTIVATION In order to obtain statistically relevant results, the study of membrane effects at the single-vesicle level requires the analysis of several hundreds of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), which becomes a very time-consuming task if carried out manually. Complete and user-friendly software for fast and bias-free automated analysis has not been reported yet. RESULTS We developed a f...