Researchers have observed directly and for the first time magnetoacoustic waves (sound-driven spin waves), which are considered as potential information carriers for novel computation schemes. These ...

Do the twist: schematic of the Einstein–de Haas experiment showing the mirror, solenoid and ferromagnetic cylinder. (Courtesy: Jasper Olbrich/CC BY-SA 3.0) Albert Einstein is famous as a theoretical ...

Free electron X-ray lasers deliver intense ultrashort pulses of x-rays, which can be used to image nanometer-scale objects in a single shot. When the x-ray wavelength is tuned to an electronic ...

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With copper-substituted lead apatite below room temperature, Chinese researchers observe diamagnetic dc magnetization under magnetic field of 25 Oe with remarkable bifurcation between ...

Spin flips: physicists have magnetized water by spinning it at high speeds. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Inna Bigun) Physicists in the US have shown that rotating matter at high speeds can magnetize atomic ...