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Spintronics

RESEARCH WATCH

Toshiba's spintronics transistor and a new storage mechanism in silicon come to life

By Dario Borghino

19:47 December 8, 2009 PST

The device developed at the University of Twente consistently transfers magnetic informati...

In a recent issue of the journal Nature, researchers from the University of Twente, Netherlands, explain how they succeeded in transferring magnetically coded information directly into a semiconductor, for the first time at room temperatures. Meanwhile, Toshiba announced at the International Electronics Devices Meeting (IEDM) it has developed a MOSFET transistor harnessing spintronics, demonstrating stable, fast and low-power performance. Read More

RESEARCH WATCH

Diamonds boost processing speeds in quantum computers

By Dario Borghino

19:19 November 24, 2009 PST

An electromagnetic waveguide placed on diamond crystals can deliver fields strong enough t...

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made important advances in the field of spintronics by demonstrating the ability to electrically manipulate, at room temperatures, the quantum states of electrons trapped in the atomic structural defects of diamond crystals. Despite previous indications to the contrary, such quantum states can be manipulated very quickly, even at gigahertz frequencies, paving the way to significantly faster quantum computing. Read More

RESEARCH WATCH

New spintronics breakthrough paves the way to faster computing

By Dario Borghino

19:30 October 29, 2009 PDT

Researchers have achieved all-electric control of the spin of electrons in a major breakth...

A team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati have achieved control of the spin of electrons traveling on a wire by simply regulating an electrical voltage. This is a major milestone in the brief history of spintronics, the emerging technology that uses the spin of electrons to store and manipulate digital information with much higher speeds and efficiency. Read More

RESEARCH WATCH

Newly developed nanomaterial could boost data storage density and cars' fuel efficiency

By Dario Borghino

18:00 October 25, 2009 PDT

Lead researcher of the new material, Dr. Jagdish Narayan

By manipulating matter at the nanoscale level, engineers from North Carolina State University led by Dr. Jagdish Narayan have developed a new material that could make it possible to manufacture terabyte memory chips the size of a fingernail, boost vehicles' fuel economy significantly and reduce heat dissipated by semiconductors, with applications ranging from spintronics to solar panel technology. Read More

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Diamonds could soon be used to probe living cells and drug molecules

By Dario Borghino

18:41 September 30, 2009 PDT

When hit by green light, nitrogen impurities in diamonds become fluorescent and emit a bri...

While working on their long-term goal of achieving a true quantum computer, a team of researchers from Stanford University, the Joint Quantum Institute, MIT and Texas A&M University has recently discovered that tiny nitrogen impurities in diamonds make outstanding magnetic probes in the cellular and molecular scale, with important applications that could truly benefit medical research. Read More

ELECTRONICS

Long sought-after material could revolutionize electronics

By Dario Borghino

20:29 June 16, 2009 PDT

Surface electron band structure of bismuth telluride. (Credit: Image courtesy of Yulin Che...

How often do you find yourself with a portable computer burning up on your lap with strange noises coming from your fan? Thanks to a recent research conducted at Stanford University, bismuth telluride — a new, easy-to-manipulate material with unique electrical properties — could make computer fans a distant memory while allowing for much faster and power-efficient devices. Move over electronics - here comes spintronics. Read More

 
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