That's incredible what a breakthrough... I didn't think I would see that day in my lifetime... (<- implicitly pretending he gets it entirely and knows what all this shit entails to...)

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First paragraph

>Phonons, quasi-particles associated with sounds or lattice vibrations, can carry momentum and angular momentum. However, these quasi-particles are commonly considered to possess negligible magnetic moments.

Last paragraph

>"On one hand, we now plan to extend this work into the non-equilibrium regime, for instance, we are interested in chiral phonons-driven magnetic dynamics or even transient ferromagnetism," Zhang added. "On the other hand, for a phonon with a large magnetic moment, we plan to explore how it behaves in a thermal transport process, and whether a phononic version of the spin Hall effect can happen in this system."

Conclusion: they want to make rail guns

Unified spin is what causes this. It's also why Ning Li dropped off the face of the planet after her initial results were published.

Source: I'm from the future.

This is what will bring about phased plasma rifles in 40 watt range. The ability to focus plasma using phonon chiral states will bring a new level of destruction.

Amazing. Let me grab another beer and ponder the consequences.