A 'skyrmion lattice': a lattice of magnetic vortices -- so-called skyrmions -- exists also at low temperatures in the chiral magnet The arrows represent the direction of the local magnetization.

Skyrmions can form regular lattice patterns (top right ... and UC San Diego used an X-ray laser to discover new aspects of skyrmion behavior.

For the first time, we've got a three-dimensional picture of a magnetic skyrmion. This tiny, spiraling flaw in the magnetic ...