Scientists Just Discovered the Secret Magnetic Behaviors of Light

In 1845, Michael Faraday discovered what’s known today as the Faraday Effect—which describes how light and electromagnetism ...
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Physicists reveal a new twist on the Faraday effect after 200 years

Nearly two centuries after Michael Faraday first showed that magnetism can twist light, physicists have uncovered a hidden ...
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Scientists Revisiting the ‘Faraday Effect’ Have Uncovered a Surprising Magnetic Interaction Between Light and Matter

New research reveals light's magnetic field directly influences matter, causing scientists to rethink the 'Faraday Effect.' ...
New Scientist

Physics of light and magnetism rewritten after almost two centuries

In 1845, physicist Michael Faraday provided the first direct evidence that electromagnetism and light are related. Now, it turns out that this connection is even stronger than Faraday imagined. In his ...