Delaware engineers use magnetic waves to create electric signals for faster computing

University of Delaware engineers discovered magnons can generate electric signals in antiferromagnetic materials, potentially enabling faster, lower-power computer chips. This breakthrough allows magnetic waves to create measurable voltage, bypassing the energy loss of traditional electron flow and merging magnetic and electric systems. The research, published in PNAS, could lead to ultrafast computing by utilizing terahertz-frequency magnons and advances hybrid quantum material development.