Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS prove the existence of altermagnetism. (IMAGE)

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Experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS prove the existence of altermagnetism.

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In Nature, researchers report the discovery of a new type of fundamental magnetism, termed ‘altermagnetism’. Here, Juraj Krempasky, scientist at PSI and first author of the publication stands at the Swiss Light Source SLS where the experimental proof of altermagnetism was made. (Photo: Paul Scherrer Institut / Mahir Dzambegovic)

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Paul Scherrer Institut / Mahir Dzambegovic

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