Quantum Materials Show Promise: Long-Lived Spin Waves Observed in Copper Oxide

Phys.org reports that researchers used X-ray techniques to track spin waves in copper oxide. The waves took surprisingly long to transfer their energy to the material’s lattice, which researchers say could leave time to perform and control logic operations in future spintronics devices. Separately, SciTechDaily describes record-intensity 300-attosecond X-ray flashes produced at the European XFEL.