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𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

Scientists have found experimental evidence of an unusual form of magnetism in a thin, highly adjustable material that could help researchers develop faster and more energy-efficient electronic devices. The magnetic state, known as altermagnetism, combines important characteristics normally associated with two different classes of magnetic materials. Like antiferromagnets, altermagnets can avoid producing strong stray magnetic fields that interfere with nearby components. Yet they can also generate spin-polarized electronic states that could be useful for manipulating information through electron spin.