Research led by Dr David Mills and Dr Nicholas Chilton at The University of Manchester has led to the discovery of a single-molecule magnet which has its memory effect, known as magnetic hysteresis, at temperatures of up to 60 K (-213 °C). This work, recently published in Nature, takes a leap towards being able to store data at the molecular level.
To read the original paper, search doi:10.1038/nature23447
To look at the Chemistry World news feature, go to https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/dysprosium-molecular-magnet-sets-new-temperature-record/3007890.article
To see The University of Manchester’s press release, look at http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/major-leap-towards-storing-data-at-the-molecular-level/