Quantum computing Research update Molecular qubits stick around for longer Researchers have extended the spin coherence time of a single-molecule quantum bit beyond 1 millisecond for the first time Read article: Molecular qubits stick around for longer
Magnetism and spin Research update Light-induced lattice vibrations could speed up data recording New optical "shaking" technique switches an antiferromagnetic material into a ferromagnetic one in just a few picoseconds Read article: Light-induced lattice vibrations could speed up data recording
Magnetism and spin Research update New quasiparticle may mimic Kondo-effect signal Physicists propose alternative explanation for phenomenon previously attributed to "screening" of conducting electrons in metals at low temperature Read article: New quasiparticle may mimic Kondo-effect signal
2D materials Research update Strain induces nonlinear Hall effect in monolayer material New work might aid the development of next-generation non-volatile magnetic memories Read article: Strain induces nonlinear Hall effect in monolayer material
Nanomaterials Research update 3D vortex rings appear in a bulk magnet Smoke-ring-like structures might have applications in energy-efficient 3D data storage and processing Read article: 3D vortex rings appear in a bulk magnet
Magnetism and spin Research update ‘Magnetic illusion’ can create magnetic fields at a distance A strategy to generate and manipulate magnetic fields at a distance could find application in medicine and neuroscience Read article: ‘Magnetic illusion’ can create magnetic fields at a distance
Nanomaterials Research update Magnetic perovskite gets the lead out New material could be used to make spintronics devices without the hazards of its lead-based cousin Read article: Magnetic perovskite gets the lead out
Materials Research update Metal–organic magnets break records Novel lightweight materials have magnetic ordering temperatures and coercivities comparable to commercially available inorganic magnets Read article: Metal–organic magnets break records
Plasma physics Research update Microtube implosions could produce megatesla magnetic fields Proof-of-principle study finds that today's lasers are intense enough to generate super-strong fields from “pre-seeded” weaker ones Read article: Microtube implosions could produce megatesla magnetic fields
2D materials Research update Diamond microscope probes magnetism in 2D materials Researchers image domain wall reversal in an ultrathin van der Waals ferromagnet for the first time Read article: Diamond microscope probes magnetism in 2D materials