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Neutron experiments reveal how a ferrotoroidic material can store information in four distinct magnetic states, paving the way for future memory technologies with increased storage capacity.

As a long-standing partner of Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), the Institut Laue-Langevin is happy to play a key role in the GATES project (Grenoble ATtractiveness and ExcellenceS) - an ambitious initiative designed to foster top-level research and reinforce Grenoble’s position as a leading international scientific hub.

Multiferroic materials will be at the heart of new solutions for data storage, data transmission, and quantum computers. Understanding the origin of such properties at fundamental level is key for developing applications, and neutron scattering techniques are a powerful tool. The story of so-called layered perovskites and the breakthrough results now published in 'Communication Materials' are a paradigmatic example. The experiments were fully conducted at the ILL, using five different instruments and taking advantage of advanced sample environment technologies.