spin ices

A form of spin ice — Any crystalline material in which the behavior of the magnetic moments is analogous to the behavior of the protons in water ice.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of spin ice

    Professor Bramwell told BBC News that the development is unlikely to catch on as a means of providing energy, not least because the particles travel only inside spin ices. -- 'Magnetic electricity' discovered, BBC News online, 14 October 2009

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