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Altermagnetism Earns a Europhysics Prize
The EPS recognized Jairo Sinova, Libor Smejkal, and Tomas Jungwirth for work establishing a third class of magnetism.
Summary
The EPS recognized Jairo Sinova, Libor Smejkal, and Tomas Jungwirth for work establishing a third class of magnetism.
The European Physical Society announced its Europhysics Prize for condensed-matter physics for three researchers whose theoretical and experimental work helped establish altermagnetism. The event is an award recognizing a research program, not a new experimental result.
Why it matters
The EPS recognized Jairo Sinova, Libor Smejkal, and Tomas Jungwirth for work establishing a third class of magnetism.
Limits and context
- The event is an award recognizing a research program, not a new experimental result.
Key claims
The EPS recognized Jairo Sinova, Libor Smejkal, and Tomas Jungwirth for work establishing a third class of magnetism.
Qualification: The event is an award recognizing a research program, not a new experimental result.
Evidence: source-2026-07-25-020
Sources
- European Physical Society via EurekAlert: Altermagnetism prizeEuropean Physical Society via EurekAlert · secondary reporting
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