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Mechanical strain is one of the most common tools used to tailor the properties of materials. In piezoelectric materials, stretching or compressing a crystal generates an electrical polarization. In piezomagnetic materials, it induces magnetization. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) and the University of Oxford have now discovered that mechanical strain also induc
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Strain turns non-chiral crystals left- or right-handed on demand
What happened
Mechanical strain is one of the most common tools used to tailor the properties of materials. In piezoelectric materials, stretching or compressing a crystal generates an electrical polarization. In piezomagnetic materials, it induces magnetization. Researcher Strain turns non-chiral crystals left- or right-handed on demand
Why it matters
The development may affect how technology is built, regulated or used. The practical impact depends on technical details, availability and independent evaluation.
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