Magnetic monopoles are not achievable in reality. Though, at low temperatures, particular crystals can consist of what are called quasi-particles that act as magnetic monopoles. Now, international collaborations of researchers have demonstrated that such monopoles also happen in a Kagome spin ice system. A team of researchers has successfully proved that such magnetic monopoles can also be formed by  a metallic compound. To achieve this, the researchers have developed crystalline samples from the elements of holmium, silver, and germanium. In 2008, researchers discovered magnetic monopoles across the world from the Berlin Neutron Source BER II for the very first time.