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SAMSUNG T9 Portable SSD 2TB

SAMSUNG T9 Portable SSD 2TB transfers large imagery and model outputs quickly between field laptops, lab workstations, and secure archives.

An earth-abundant mineral for sustainable spintronics

Researchers at EPFL discovered that iron-rich hematite exhibits new spin physics, enabling signal processing at ultrahigh frequencies and allowing repeated encoding and storage of digital data. This breakthrough paves the way for a more efficient and sustainable approach to spintronics.

Hidden Harmonies

Researchers discovered a novel energy transfer channel between magnons and phonons in an antiferromagnet under Fermi resonance, enabling future control of such systems for faster data storage. This breakthrough could lead to increased operational frequencies and enhanced efficiency of magnetic writing.

GoPro HERO13 Black

GoPro HERO13 Black records stabilized 5.3K video for instrument deployments, field notes, and outreach, even in harsh weather and underwater conditions.

Magnetic excitations can be held together by repulsive interactions

Physicists at the University of Cologne have discovered that magnetic elementary excitations in BaCo2V2O8 crystals are bound by both attractive and repulsive interactions. The study found that repulsively bound states, which were unexpected due to their lower stability, can exist in these materials.

Quantum talk with magnetic disks

A Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf research team introduces a new approach for transducing quantum information by harnessing the magnetic field of magnons within microscopic magnetic disks. This method could enable more efficient and effective control over qubits, paving the way for practical quantum computing applications.

EU funding for outstanding early-career researcher Pieter Gunnink

Dr. Pieter Gunnink receives a €190,000 grant to develop a theoretical framework for enhancing spin current transport in open magnon systems. This project aims to enable new information processing techniques using spintronics. The EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions program supports researchers at all career stages.

Garmin GPSMAP 67i with inReach

Garmin GPSMAP 67i with inReach provides rugged GNSS navigation, satellite messaging, and SOS for backcountry geology and climate field teams.

The secret life of an electromagnon

Scientists have discovered how atoms and spins move together in electromagnons, a hybrid excitation that can be controlled with light. The study used time-resolved X-ray diffraction to reveal the atomic motions and spin movements, showing that atoms move first and then the spins fractionally later.

Creality K1 Max 3D Printer

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DMI allows magnon-magnon coupling in hybrid perovskites

A team of researchers has created a mixed magnon state in an organic hybrid perovskite material by harnessing the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya-Interaction. This allows for magnon-magnon coupling, which is crucial for processing and storing quantum computing information. The work expands the number of potential materials for creating hybrid ma...

Magnon-based computation could signal computing paradigm shift

EPFL researchers have discovered a way to store and process data using magnetic waves, potentially solving the issue of energy-hungry computing technology. This approach enables non-volatile storage within the same system, reducing the need for separate processors and memory storage.

Magnetic sandwich mediating between two worlds

Researchers developed a method to efficiently couple terahertz waves with spin waves, clarifying fundamental mechanisms previously thought impossible. This breakthrough enables the development of novel spin-based technologies for data processing.

Aranet4 Home CO2 Monitor

Aranet4 Home CO2 Monitor tracks ventilation quality in labs, classrooms, and conference rooms with long battery life and clear e-ink readouts.

Long-range information transport in antiferromagnets

Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed a new class of materials for transporting spin waves over long distances in antiferromagnets. This breakthrough could significantly increase computing speed and reduce waste heat in microelectronic devices.

Celestron NexStar 8SE Computerized Telescope

Celestron NexStar 8SE Computerized Telescope combines portable Schmidt-Cassegrain optics with GoTo pointing for outreach nights and field campaigns.

Scientists see spins in a 2D magnet

Researchers at Columbia University have discovered a way to visualize magnons in a 2D material, CrSBr, by pairing them with excitons that emit light. This breakthrough enables the observation of tiny changes in magnon spins, potentially leading to the development of more efficient quantum information networks.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro

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Diamond quantum sensor detects “magnetic flow” excited by heat

A team of researchers from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology successfully detects thermally excited magnons in a yttrium iron garnet sample using a diamond-based quantum sensor. This breakthrough enables the detection of thermal magnon currents, opening doors to heat-controlled quantum devices.

Opening the gate to the next generation of information processing

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have devised a unique means of achieving effective gate operation with electromagnonics. They can rapidly switch between magnonic and photonic states over a period shorter than the magnon or photon lifetimes, enabling real-time control of information transfer.

Physicists made photons be friends with magnons

Scientists from NUST MISIS and MIPT create a system with ultra-strong photon-to-magnon coupling, enabling efficient information exchange between hybrid quantum systems. This breakthrough reduces the electromagnetic resonator size by hundreds of times, increasing photon-magnon interaction by several times.

Kestrel 3000 Pocket Weather Meter

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Information transport in antiferromagnets via pseudospin-magnons

Scientists from the Technical University of Munich and Norwegian University of Science and Technology have discovered a way to manipulate pseudospin in antiferromagnetic insulators, enabling the transport and detection of information. This discovery opens up new perspectives for information processing with antiferromagnets.

Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 Weather Station

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Physicists achieve tunable spin wave excitation

Researchers demonstrated new methods for controlling spin waves in nanostructured materials, enabling energy-efficient information transfer and quantum computing applications. They achieved this by exciting magnons with short laser pulses, allowing precise control over spin wave parameters.

Probing the properties of magnetic quasi-particles

Researchers at the University of Leeds and Tohoku University have measured magnon polarisation, a theoretical idea in physics for almost 100 years. The findings pave the way for building low-energy devices using spintronics.

Thinking small: New ideas in the search for dark matter

Researchers at Caltech propose a new approach to detecting dark matter using lighter-weight particles that can interact with magnons, excited electron spins. They suggest cooling equipment and moving it underground to detect these interactions.

Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)

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Cool down fast to advance quantum nanotechnology

Physicists create Bose-Einstein condensate by rapidly cooling magnons to room temperature, eliminating the need for complex equipment and achieving a long-sought goal in quantum physics research. The discovery has significant implications for advancing quantum computing at room temperature.

Advancing information processing with exceptional points and surfaces

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have mapped three-dimensional surfaces of exceptional points, a phenomenon found to have applications in microwave, optical, and mechanical technologies. This discovery has the potential to enhance sensing capabilities and minimize unwanted interference in information processing systems.

Fluke 87V Industrial Digital Multimeter

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Toward more efficient computing, with magnetic waves

MIT researchers have devised a novel circuit design that enables precise control of computing with magnetic waves, without any extra components or electrical current. This approach leverages the spin wave property in magnetic materials to produce measurable output that can be correlated to computation.

AmScope B120C-5M Compound Microscope

AmScope B120C-5M Compound Microscope supports teaching labs and QA checks with LED illumination, mechanical stage, and included 5MP camera.

Physicists discover new type of spin waves

Researchers have discovered a novel type of spin waves that can be used to transmit and process information with considerably higher efficiency and lower energy consumption. This breakthrough offers a promising route for advancing IT applications.

Rigol DP832 Triple-Output Bench Power Supply

Rigol DP832 Triple-Output Bench Power Supply powers sensors, microcontrollers, and test circuits with programmable rails and stable outputs.

Magnon spin currents can be controlled via spin valve structure

A team of physicists controlled magnon spin currents using a spin valve structure, allowing for the implementation of a switch-like device that suppresses or forwards magnon current as an electrical signal. The discovery enables wave-based computing and improved energy efficiency in data processing.

Riding the (quantum magnetic) wave

Scientists have successfully converted quantum waves into electrical current using an organic-based magnet, paving the way for faster and more efficient electronics. The breakthrough, achieved by researchers at the University of Utah, could lead to new generations of electronic systems that use magnons instead of electrons.

Practical spin wave transistor one step closer

Researchers at the University of Groningen have successfully controlled spin waves in a magnet using an electrical current. This achievement is a significant step towards developing spintronics, which could lead to faster and more energy-efficient computers.

Meta Quest 3 512GB

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It's official: Phonon and magnon are a couple

Researchers have observed and quantified the coupling of phonons and magnons in crystals of antiferromagnet manganite (Y,Lu)MnO3. This discovery challenges a 100-year-old physical problem and deepens knowledge of multiferroics, materials that exhibit multiple types of order simultaneously.

Refrigerator magnets

MIT researchers have developed a new theory that suggests refrigerators could use magnets as cooling agents by exploiting the thermoelectric effect of magnons. Theoretical calculations predict that magnons can carry heat from one end of a magnet to another, producing a cooling effect.

Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation, USB-C)

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Nanomagnets bend the rules

Researchers find nanomagnets exhibit 'upturn' in magnetization due to Bose-Einstein condensation, challenging Bloch's temperature law. This new understanding can predict high rate of saturation magnetization in ferromagnetic nanocomposites.