When an energetic electron with a certain spin is injected into a ferromagnet – such as iron, cobalt or nickel – the spin on the electron partially aligns itself with the magnetic field. This means ...

A research group at The University of Tokyo has discovered a new principle by which helical chiral molecules acquire spin through molecular vibrations, enabling them to adhere to magnets. Until now, ...

(a) A sketch of the spin-valve effect in bulk kagome helimagnet. (b) MFM images of TmMn6Sn6 under magnetic field. (c) The asymmetric magnetoresistance for electric current along the helical axis of ...

Spin crossover (SCO) complexes represent a fascinating class of coordination compounds capable of reversibly transitioning between low-spin and high-spin electronic configurations under external ...

“If more attention were paid to the intelligent examination of tops, there would be greater advances in mechanical engineering and a great many industries…and our knowledge of Light, and Radiant Heat, ...

Spinning around: physicists have created a gyroscope using nuclear spins in diamond. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Inna Bigun) Researchers in Russia have built a highly accurate, atomic-scale gyroscope that ...

The use of single molecule magnets in mainstream electronics requires their magnetic moment to be stable over long times. One can achieve such a goal by designing compounds with spin-reversal barriers ...

A research team has achieved the first direct observation of magnon spin currents, a critical development for the field of spintronics. “Controlling spin currents, that is, the flow of spin angular ...

Recently, a group of researchers discovered a novel way to achieve spin-valve effects using kagome quantum magnets. "This approach uses a prototype device made from the kagome magnet TmMn₆Sn₆," ...

A novel magnetic material with an extraordinary electronic structure might allow for the production of smaller and more efficient computer chips in the future: the p-wave magnet. Researchers from ...