Chiral magnetic effect generates quantum current Separating left- and right-handed particles in a semi-metallic material produces anomalously high conductivity Date: February 8, 2016 ...

This "chiral magnetic effect" had long been predicted theoretically, but never observed definitively in a materials science laboratory at the time this work was done.

Vacuum is often thought of as empty, but in fact it is teeming with fleeting energy fluctuations—virtual photons popping in and out of existence that can interact with matter, giving rise to new, ...

More information: Jiaming Luo et al, Large effective magnetic fields from chiral phonons in rare-earth halides, Science (2023). DOI: 10.1126/science.adi9601 Journal information: Science ...

"Moreover, the effect is vectorial," explained Wittmann. "If the helix structure of a chiral molecule is directed upwards, ...

Experimental measurements of the Chiral Magnetic Effect (CME). An illustration of the hadron angular correlation pattern in the (x-y) plane transverse to the beam axis z in a heavy-ion collision.

Researchers verified the chiral-induced spin selectivity effect, i.e., the influence of chiral molecules on spin, using spintronic analytical techniques.

When chemists need to separate one chiral molecule from a mixture of enantiomers—for instance, when synthesizing potential drug molecules—they often turn to high-performance liquid ...

If the interplay between magnetism and electric fields actually triggers "enantioselective" effects, then the strength of the interaction between chiral molecules and magnetic surfaces should also ...

Posted: Feb 08, 2016: Chiral magnetic effect generates quantum current (Nanowerk News) Scientists at the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have ...