Jairo Sinova to coordinate a new Priority Program for fundamental and applied research into information technology based on altermagnetism.
Professor Jairo Sinova of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) will be coordinating a new Priority Program in the field of condensed matter physics that will be dealing with unconventional magnetism. The Priority Program will involve fundamental and applied research in the field of unconventional magnetic systems to develop IT components or devices that will reach the technical limits of physical viability in terms of speed, storage density, and efficiency. The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the establishment of the Priority Program on “Unconventional Magnetism: Beyond the s-wave magnetism paradigm” and will be providing around EUR 8 million in funding over an initial period of three years. The project is to be launched in 2026.