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Realizing Near-Optical Magnetism

Posted by timothy on from the sticky-eyeballs dept.

Bill Kendrick writes "Researchers have created terahertz magnets from non-magnetic materials. "Researchers were able to create magnetic activity at nearly optical frequencies using common non-magnetic materials such as copper." UCLA also has a press release."

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  1. Amazing how RTFA still doesn't help by chriso11 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Ok.

    So what do you do with these, anyway? Make a fiber-optic transformer? What will the impact be on incident light? Will it have any interesting optical effects to the naked eye?

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  2. On a similar topic by dtl · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Fun ways to break your brain analysing magnetic fields.. http://www.amasci.com/elect/mcoils.html

  3. Re:Applications by wronskyMan · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Could this help with chemical research (IIRC the largest current NMR spectrometers work up to 900MHz)? If true it could revolutionize the study of large protein/other biomolecules. Any knowledgeable chemist/physicist Slashdotters care to comment?

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  4. Probably a stupid question but.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    If they eventually get magnets that can actually switch at optical frequencies will that mean we will be able to see the magnetic feilds with our own eyes?