Researchers made light waves act like solid particles in magnetic layers
Physicists have successfully trapped light within magnetic crystals, causing photons to gain mass and interact with their environment as if they were solid, physical matter.
Researchers at the City College of New York demonstrated that light can mimic the properties of solid matter when trapped inside specific magnetic materials. By sandwiching light between layers of an van der Waals magnet, the photons bonded with the material's internal structure. This interaction created a hybrid state where light gained significant mass and began behaving like a physical particle.
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