/ Spintronics Content for 51�ԹϺ��� Davis en /blog/ultrafast-laser-pulses-could-lessen-data-storage-energy-needs <p><span><span><span>A discovery from an experiment with magnets and lasers could be a boon to energy-efficient data storage. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>“We wanted to study the physics of light-magnet interaction,” said Rahul Jangid, who led the data analysis for the project while earning his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering at 51�ԹϺ��� Davis under associate professor <a href="https://mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu/people/roopali-kukreja">Roopali Kukreja</a>. “What happens when you hit a magnetic domain with very short pulses of laser light?” </span></span></span></p> January 16, 2024 - 11:27am Andy Fell /blog/ultrafast-laser-pulses-could-lessen-data-storage-energy-needs