Researchers Develop World's First Light-Tunable "Plastic" Magnet
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Low-cost, flexible electronics and better computer data storage might result from the world's first light-tunable plastic magnet, just developed at Ohio State University.
With colleagues at the University of Utah, researchers here developed a plastic material that becomes 1.5 times more magnetic when blue light shines on it. Green light partially reverses that effect.
Though possibly years away from everyday use, it still looks plausible for many applications.