# “This Should Not Happen”: Scientists Discover a Strange New Way To Control Atoms
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2 outlets covering · First listed: SciTechDaily, Nov 10, 2026, 5:23 PM · Read it:
A new technique allows researchers to manipulate magnetism deep within a single atom. Scientists have used radio waves to control the magnetic spin of a single atomic nucleus, achieving a result that challenges their understanding of how atomic magnetism works. The experiment, conducted at Delft University of Technology and published in Nature Communications, demonstrates that
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- Nov 10, 2026, 3:40 PM: [Scientists discover new way to control magnetic waves for future quantum technologies]() — Phys.org (Science news)
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames National Laboratory have discovered a way to control the handedness of magnons, tiny magnetic waves that can carry information through materials. By changing the material's magnetic state with an external magnetic field, they were able to switch magnon behavior, a finding with potential applications in quantum information and quantum computing technologies. Their findings are published in Physical Review Letters.
- Nov 10, 2026, 5:23 PM: [“This Should Not Happen”: Scientists Discover a Strange New Way To Control Atoms]() — SciTechDaily (Science news)
A new technique allows researchers to manipulate magnetism deep within a single atom. Scientists have used radio waves to control the magnetic spin of a single atomic nucleus, achieving a result that challenges their understanding of how atomic magnetism works. The experiment, conducted at Delft University of Technology and published in Nature Communications, demonstrates that