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For many years, physics studies focused on two main types of magnetism, namely ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. The ...

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Researchers have experimentally recreated another fundamental theoretical model from quantum physics, which goes back to the Nobel Prize laureate Werner Heisenberg. The basis for the successful ...

Scientists from the Singapore University of Technology and Design have developed a novel method to control electron spin using only an electric field, paving the way for the future of ultra-compact, ...

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A model for dense degenerate plasmas that incorporates electron spin indicates that quantum effects can be seen even under conditions previously considered to be in the classical regime.