Libor Šmejkal has a fondness for the artwork of M. C. Escher, whose work was often inspired by mathematics. One of Šmejkal’s favourite pieces is Horseman, a striking picture that features an elaborate ...

For all this time, we’ve known of only two types of magnets: ferromagnets, which stick to your fridge, and antiferromagnets, which don’t. But now, scientists have discovered a third kind of magnetism ...

A new kind of magnetism has been measured for the first time. Altermagnets, which contain a blend of properties from different classes of existing magnets, could be used to make high capacity and fast ...