How to Catch a Magnetic Monopole in the Act

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(Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy)

A research team has created a nanoscale “playground” on a chip that simulates the formation of exotic magnetic particles called monopoles. The study could unlock the secrets to ever-smaller, more powerful memory devices, microelectronics, and next-generation hard drives that employ the power of magnetic spin to store data.