Harnessing insulation: Magnetic clue
 

Harnessing insulation: Magnetic clue

http://www.spectroscopynow.com/commo...4cb69ea9eb.jpgA subatomic magnetic phenomenon predicted more than sixty years ago has been measured for the first time. The demonstration of van Vleck magnetism could open the door to harnessing topological insulators - hybrid materials that are both conducting and insulating - and may well lead to new approaches to quantum computing, spintronics applications, and much-improved semiconductors.

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