At the smallest scales of matter, nature behaves in ways that feel almost counterintuitive. Individual particles follow simple rules, but when they interact together, entirely new behaviors can ...

Physicists uncover hidden magnetic order in the pseudogap, showing how electron behavior stays organized before superconductivity begins ...

In collaboration with international partners, researchers at the University of Stuttgart have experimentally demonstrated a ...

Scientists have demonstrated that light alone can reversibly control magnetism in a topological material. Researchers at the ...

Hydrogen is expected to play a central role in future clean energy systems, but storing it efficiently and safely remains one ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of magnetism in 2D materials that can help ...

Dive deep into Python Physics Lesson 33 and uncover how magnetism affects moving charges! This tutorial explains magnetic forces, the Lorentz force, and the interaction of charged particles with ...

In the rapidly evolving world of two-dimensional materials, a small twist can have outsized consequences. Since the discovery that rotational misalignment between atomically thin crystals can reshape ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have discovered a new type of magnetism. Experiments show that an artificially produced material becomes magnetic through a mechanism that hasn’t been seen before. The most ...

A strange, glowing form of matter called dusty plasma turns out to be incredibly sensitive to magnetic fields. Researchers found that even weak fields can change how tiny particles grow, simply by ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Amid the roilings of the Milky Way, immense pockets of gas coalesce into clouds where stars are born. In this process, there is a hidden ...