Nanowerk iconNanowerkSep 7, 2026

Electricity flips the handedness of atomic vibrations at room temperature

Scientists have used an electric field to reverse the handedness of atomic vibrations known as chiral phonons. The ability to control them opens new possibilities for phonon-based information technologies.

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Scientists have used an electric field to reverse the handedness of atomic vibrations known as chiral phonons.

The ability to control them opens new possibilities for phonon-based information technologies.

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Scientists have used an electric field to reverse the handedness of atomic vibrations known as chiral phonons. The ability to control them opens new possibilities for phonon-based information technologies. Chiral phonons link magnetism with atomic motion.

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Chiral phonons link magnetism with atomic motion.

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