Biology
ORNL confirms altermagnetism in hematite, a common mineral used in industry
A team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has confirmed that hematite, the most abundant iron ore on the planet and a staple of steel production, carries a form of magnetism that physicists only recently recognized as its own category. The property, called altermagnetism, sits outside the two magnetic classes scientists have relied on for decades: […]
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