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Insulating Magnets Control Neighbor’s Conduction

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Arne Brataas, Physics 6, 56 (2013) – Published May 13, 2013
A newly discovered type of magnetoresistance, resulting from spin-dependent scattering at a metal-magnet interface, may potentially be used to study the magnetization in insulating magnets or to develop new spintronic devices.
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Fire in a Quantum Mechanical Forest

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Je-Geun Park and Carley Paulsen, Physics 6, 55 (2013) – Published May 13, 2013
A new experimental scheme allows the controlled generation and observation of magnetic avalanches, a cascade of spin flips that propagates through a magnetic sample like a three-dimensional fire.
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Make your Spins Spin

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Axel Hoffmann, Physics 6, 39 (2013) – Published April 1, 2013
Combining two spin-dependent effects generates a microwave signal that can be easily read to study the magnetization dynamics in a device with novel geometry.
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Controlling Magnetism with a Flip of a Switch

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Christian Binek, Physics 6, 13 (2013) – Published February 4, 2013
Nanoscale engineering of multiferroic thin films enables electric control of a device’s interface magnetism, thus offering a promising prospective for ultralow power spintronics.
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Magnetic Friction is a Sticky Business

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Andreas Heinrich, Physics 5, 102 (2012) – Published September 10, 2012
Magnetic interactions between atoms contribute to sliding friction.