Known as antiferromagnetism, it's a phenomenon that has been theorized and tinkered with for the better part of a century.

Researchers have obtained the first conclusive evidence of an elusive third class of magnetism, called altermagnetism. Their ...

Altermagnetism was first theorized in 2019 and experimentally confirmed in 2024 by researchers at Mainz University. It ...

Altermagnetism could transform electronics, offering faster, more efficient, and sustainable alternatives to traditional ...

The study authors suggest that when it comes to altermagnetism, the magnetic moments of adjacent atoms are aligned in ...

The discovery of altermagnetism offers a promising new approach to superconductivity and high-speed memory devices.

Topological insulators (TIs) are among the hottest topics in condensed matter physics today. They're a bit strange: Their ...

This breakthrough could lead to energy-efficient methods for controlling magnetism. Tuning a material's magnetism with an applied voltage is one way to develop circuits that mimic how the human ...

The sun showed a witchier face in 2024. Since 2020, its dark, warty sunspots have increased in number from fewer than one per ...

Multiferroic materials, which have the special ability to connect magnetism and electricity, are now one step closer to ...

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors. Researchers have obtained the first conclusive evidence of an elusive ...