Wait so this is distinct from antiferromagnetism how exactly, I thought the net-zero moment was the whole definition there?

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After reading the paper and intro, I personally have more questions than when I started!

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In fact, I think you will find it is exceptionally clear writing. I think almost anyone can understand the differences and what is alter even with a quick read.

Link to pub - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv3196

Physics aside, Chiral Altermagnon is a great band name.

This is huge if true

Some of the sexiest sentences in research finding I have read. “ Their results showed direct experimental evidence of chirality – an asymmetric magnetic structure, akin to a spiral staircase or a screw – in the spins of an altermagnetic candidate material.”

I appreciate the clarity that crystallizes in poetry this author manages!

> Altermagnetic materials could be used to design advanced electronics, with applications including quantum technologies, memory devices and data centers.

I liked this bit: low level devices and data centers — as if these are on the same scale

So Insane Clown Posse was right all along to question how fuckin' magnets work.

"The "Spin" is a total ghost story: Permanent magnets work because the intrinsic "spin" of unpaired electrons aligns in the same direction. But if you ask a physicist what is actually spinning, the answer is absolutely nothing. Electrons are mathematical point particles with zero physical radius; they physically cannot rotate. "Spin" is just an abstract quantum angular momentum value we plug into the Dirac equation because it happens to match reality" - Gemini

We are so back (lol)