In this study, magnesium is alloyed with varying amounts of the ferromagnetic alloying element cobalt in order to obtain lightweight load-sensitive materials with sensory properties which allow an online-monitoring of ...

The magnetic properties of lightweight alloys based on magnesium and cobalt offer a novel way to measure mechanical loads throughout the entire structural component using the magnetoelastic effect. Since the solubility of ...

Bistable compounds which exhibit reversible phase transitions under external stimuli accompanied by changes of physical properties are excellent candidates for multifunctional electronic molecular devices and nano-sensors. ...