Scientists can learn a lot about a quantum material by watching how it responds to light. In magnetic semiconductors, one ...

In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Tom Grainger, Commercial Vice ...

Create a Physics World account to get access to all available digital issues of the monthly magazine. Your Physics World ...

Certain substances can become magnetic when exposed to an external magnetic field. Magnetic susceptibility measures how ...

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have identified the true source of a magnetic effect seen in the material ruthenium dioxide (RuO₂), helping resolve an active debate in the ...

The rules about magnetic order may need to be rewritten. An international team of researchers found that it was possible to turn a non-magnetic material into a magnetic material by slicing it into ...

Sustainable wastewater treatment requires economical, high-performance materials. Magnetic hydrochar, synthesized from low-cost feedstocks, combines tunable surface properties and magnetic ...

Scientists at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have created a magnetic “metasheet” that can move objects and liquids around without needing robot arms or grippers. The device is essentially a ...

For the first time in nearly a century, physicists have identified a brand new type of magnetic material. Crack open a physics textbook and you may read that scientists classify magnetic materials ...

Magnetic materials have garnered significant interest due to their wide range of technological applications, from everyday items like refrigerator magnets to complex devices such as electric motors, ...

In a significant advancement in optical technology, researchers from Tohoku University and Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a new method for creating transparent magnetic materials ...

In the free resource for teachers, Mwaksy and Greg observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials ...