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Scientists build quantum computer in a diamond

...The researchers used microwave pulses to continually switch the direction of the electron spin rotation, a trick which protects the system against decoherence. "It's... Read more

6 April, 2012

Buckyballs get spintronics cash injection from ERC

...advantage of these molecules is that they have very little effect on electron spin. This enables them to store spin information for much longer periods... Read more

22 January, 2012

Nobel prize winner waves magnetic wand over graphene

...venues of spintronics can benefit from this finding." Making the link between electron spin and current will open up huge possibilities for spintronics engineers, as... Read more

15 April, 2011

Record silicon spin alignment, and at room temperature

...if we use silicon," says Tiwari. "Optical methods cannot do that [orient electron spin] with silicon, which is the workhorse of the semiconductor and electronics... Read more

16 March, 2011

Room temperature spintronics? New research hints at the holy grail

...carried the magnetization researchers wanted to use to electrically control the collective electron spin state. But since ferromagnets do not directly respond to electric fields... Read more

18 August, 2010

Entangled LED shines light on quantum computing

...quantum processing. "Optical quantum computing seems very promising," Shields said. "Compared to electron spin quantum computing, photons keep their state very well, and we know... Read more

4 June, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

Spin doctors create quantum transistor

The invention of the spintronic transistor, which uses the spin of electrons to store information, marks an important step in quantum computing Read more

8 July, 2002 by Rupert Goodwins

Spin is the thing

...have been demonstrated under lab conditions. There's also an aspect of electron spin that may in time overshadow the rest. As with all subatomic... Read more

26 September, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

Handel by nanotube

...and nanotubes. Spintronics, I'll get back to later. That's where electron spin (which is why materials are magnetic) is used instead of charge... Read more

1 November, 2007

A half-century of hard drives

The hard disk drive, invented by IBM 50 years ago, underpins modern computing and will continue to do so for a while yet. But how did today's data storage technology evolve, and what does the future hold? Read more

13 September, 2006 by Rupert Goodwins

Spinning electrons will speed up chips

...silicon circuit." Nogaret announced this way of producing the effect, called inverse electron spin resonance, last year in the scientific journal Physical Review Letters. "The... Read more

23 June, 2006 by Rupert Goodwins

New spin on transistor heralds chip revolution

...Law' for spin. That predicts that room temperature devices could effectively manipulate electron spin with little or no power loss at all. "In maybe a... Read more

24 September, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

Thursday

...he predicted the existence of anti-matter and described the nature of electron spin, two aspects of his work in quantum physics. His Nobel prize... Read more

9 August, 2002

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...he predicted the existence of anti-matter and described the nature of electron spin, two aspects of his work in quantum physics. His Nobel prize... Read more

9 August, 2002 by Rupert Goodwins
Data Visualization in the AlloSphere

Data Visualization in the AlloSphere

...to see, hear and interpret scientific data. Dive into the brain, feel electron spin, hear the music of the elements ... and detect previously unseen patterns... Read more

1 February, 2009

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