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Read article: Powering the green economy: the quest for magnets without rare earths Business and innovation Feature Powering the green economy: the quest for magnets without rare earths James McKenzie describes the search for new magnets that do away with controversial “rare-earth” elements entirely
Read article: Fermionic quasiparticles caught slowly ‘disappearing’ for the first time Magnetism and spin Research update Fermionic quasiparticles caught slowly ‘disappearing’ for the first time Phenomenon known as fermionic breakdown occurs near a magnetic quantum phase transition in a heavy-fermion compound
Read article: Exciton–polaritons enhance magneto-optical responses in van der Waals crystals 2D materials Research update Exciton–polaritons enhance magneto-optical responses in van der Waals crystals Polariton energies are highly tunable using external magnetic fields and magnons
Read article: So you think hard disks are boring? It’s time to get real Business and innovation Opinion and reviews So you think hard disks are boring? It’s time to get real James McKenzie gains a fascinating insight into the world of magnetics