Read article: Sir Martin Wood: the supercool thinker who founded Oxford Instruments
James McKenzie looks back at the remarkable life of the late Sir Martin Wood, who was a pioneer in the commercialization of physics research
Read article: Frequency multiplication of spin waves to gigahertz frequencies achieved in simple material
Spintronics could benefit from “remarkable” effect
Read article: Researchers find ‘lost’ angular momentum
New work could improve magnetic information technologies and for developing spintronics
Read article: Magnetic ‘stop sign’ helps songbirds return to breeding sites
New analysis of data on Eurasian reed warblers reveals an unconventional mechanism for long-distance navigation
Read article: Magnetic crystals found in the noses of salmon could aid navigation
Specialized receptor cells could have originated in magnetotactic bacteria
Read article: Motion of a single skyrmion is controlled at room temperature
Magnetic vortex manipulated using electrical currents
Read article: Magnetic levitation chamber could be used to simulate plant growth on Mars
New low-gravity simulator breaks the functional volume record for such devices, paving the way for more complex long-term experiments
Read article: Machine learning aids studies of quantum magnets
“Library of spin models” will help experimentalists interpret data in the search for quantum spin liquids, say researchers
Read article: Quantum phase transition detected deep inside the Earth
Spin crossover in iron could be linked to increases in the frequency of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Read article: Kagome geometry produces magnetism in a 2D organic material
Local magnetic moments have been spotted emerging from electron–electron interactions in an organic system for the first time
