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Scientists Have Confirmed the Existence of a Third Form of Magnetism (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[–] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Uh, don't we already have three? Dia-, ferro- and paramagnetism?

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

New one is called altermagnetism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altermagnetism

[–] magikmw@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Spintronics", man, physicist have the best names for fields of study.

[–] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago

I thought that was an 80s new wave band, tbh.

[–] AllToRuleThemOne@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

and Antiferro-, Ferrimagnetism.