LBNL 3D Hopfion (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

LBNL 3D Hopfion

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Artist's drawing of characteristic 3D spin texture of a magnetic hopfion. Berkeley Lab scientists have created and observed 3D hopfions. The discovery could advance spintronics memory devices.

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Peter Fischer and Frances Hellman/Berkeley Lab

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