Swedish Scientists Achieve Control Over Novel Magnetism, Potentially Revolutionizing Electronics

A Swedish experiment has demonstrated control over a new type of magnetism, called 'altermagnetism'. Researchers used X-rays to manipulate nanoscale magnetic vortices in a thin manganese telluride wafer. This altermagnetism, existing between ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism, holds immense potential for applications in spintronics and high-temperature superconductor research, promising breakthroughs in memory storage and energy efficiency.