Normally, magnets align in a magnetic field — that’s basic physics. But some materials, known as ferroaxial materials, stay completely still. Their atoms act like millions of tiny electric whirlpools, unaffected by any field we know of.
Now, a team from the Max Planck Institute has used circularly polarized laser pulses — beams of light that swirl like microscopic tornadoes — to flip these atomic whirlpools! This breakthrough could lead to super-stable, low-energy data storage, where information is written not with electricity, but with light itself. 💡
Currently, it only works at –70 °C and needs a giant laser setup, but it’s a glimpse into the future of light-powered memory devices. Welcome to the next revolution in physics and data technology.#ScienceExplained #FutureTech #LaserPhysics #QuantumMaterials #Photonics #PhysicsBreakthrough #KnowledgeLab #Ferroaxiality #OpticalMemory #Innovation #SwirlyLaser #TechDiscovery #nanotechnology
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