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Distorted nano-magnets for agile polarization control

24 Jan 2018 Lauren Barr 
Minjeong Cha
Minjeong Cha, MSE PhD Student, holds a gel made up of chiromagnetic nanoparticles that are a conduit for modulating light in the North Campus Research Complex on January 15, 2018. The new material could potentially help expand use of magnetic fields to modulate light and be used in cutting-edge technologies such as communication in space, optical wireless networks, and sensing for autonomous vehicles. Photo: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing
Magnetic nanoparticles with chiral distortions in their crystal lattice provide an unprecedented deg

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