🧲 Chiral Computing: Magnetism for Next-Gen Data Storage

Researchers from several universities have made a significant advancement in data storage by exploring the use of chirality, a material property related to its mirror image. They discovered that the "handedness" of a magnetic material can be used to store information, similar to the binary system in current computers. Their breakthrough involves using nonreciprocal electronic transport, where electric current flows more easily in one direction, as a method to "read" the chiral state. By studying the quantum material α-EuP3, they demonstrated that the magnetic twist directly influences electron flow, leading to a one-way current. This research provides crucial insight into controlling electron flow with magnetic chirality, potentially leading to new quantum materials and chiral information storage technologies for advanced electronics.