Discovery: Skyrmions Lead To Artificial Magnetic Monopoles
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
When a magnet is divided, a new magnet with north and south poles is always created. A monopole, i.e. a north pole without a south pole or a south pole without a north pole has not yet been discovered but in Science researchers describe the discovery of new type of artificial monopole in a solid, i.e. particles, which have similar characteristics to monopoles, but which only exist within materials. read more