Quick and cheap data storage? New multiferroic material is both electrically charged and magnetic
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have engineered a material that exhibits a rare and versatile trait in magnetism at room temperature. It's called a "multiferroic," and it means that the material has properties allowing it to be both electrically charged (ferroelectric) and also the ability to be magnetic (ferromagnetic), with its magnetization controlled by electricity.