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Re:Researchers have discovered magnetic monopoles by MostlyStable on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @08:56PM (#38551901)
Others have claimed that quasi particle monopoles have been discovered before. So why would this be somewhat of a big deal if real/duplicated?
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Re:Researchers have discovered magnetic monopoles by ryukoposting on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @09:08PM (#38551971)
The article mentions the significance of them being in Hematite, a naturally occuring mineral.
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Re:Researchers have discovered magnetic monopoles by EA-3167 on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @09:06PM (#38551955)
Correct, this is part of research going back about a decade.

https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat3905

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