Strange Quantum Oscillations Reveal New Physics in an Exotic Material
Zirconium pentatelluride continues to produce quantum oscillations under magnetic fields so strong that conventional behavior should disappear. Credit:…
US scientists reveal hidden magnetism in ultrathin quantum material
A team of U.S. researchers has uncovered evidence of a newly proposed form of magnetism in an ultrathin…
Scientists Who Uncovered Altermagnetism Win Major Physics Honor
Altermagnetic crystal: not only the directions of spin polarization (in magenta and cyan) alternate on neighboring magnetic atoms,…
Scientists Solve a Decades-Old Mystery Inside Atomic Nuclei
A long-standing puzzle in nuclear physics may finally have an answer: unexpected low-energy gamma rays in zinc-70 appear…
Graphene can hold multiple states of superconductivity, a new study finds | MIT News
The ordinary graphite in pencil lead is proving to be surprisingly multifaceted at the microscale. In a study…
Scientists May Have Found a Way to Detect a Third Type of Magnetism
In 2022, physicists discovered altermagnets—a third type of magnetism that somehow combines the best qualities of the two…
Physicists Observe Strange Quantum Rotation Effect That Defies Intuition
Like on a Ferris wheel, a powerful terahertz laser drives the atoms of a crystal along precise circular…
US lab unlocks atomic-scale magnetism for faster electronics, computing
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory are advancing next-generation electronics by unlocking the behavior of magnetism at the atomic…
Invisible magnets could make computers 1,000x faster using light
Researchers have potentially discovered a way to make computers process data about 1,000 times faster after evaluating so-called…
New type of magnetism discovered in 2D materials to help store data
Researchers have discovered a new type of magnetism in 2D materials that can help store data. The team…