Spintronics in your Future?

slugfro writes: "Do faster boot times and RAM that maintains memory after shutdown sound interesting? This article by a Science Magazine author details the study of utilizing the spin of electrons rather than just the charge in electronic devices (hence the name 'Spintronics'). Anyone out there researching this or have more info?" We do a story about MRAM every four months or so, and each time commercial development is a few years in the future. :)

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Stephen King, author, dead at 55

[Anonymous Coward]

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

Clarification

[CottonEyedJoe]

Just a clarificaiton. Technically its Science Magazine not "a Science Magazine" as stated on the main page.

Science is the Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and along with "Nature" (its british counterpart) it is one of the premier general science journals.

Re:How do you clear it ?

[Gannoc]

Heck, Technically, it should be able to freeze a moment in Unreal Tournament , allow you to go get a beer, then comeback and pick up where you left off.

Yes. Lets all pray that someday the scientific community will develop some sort of hardware based solution that will allow us to freeze or "pause" a computer game.

Anonymous First Poster

[Anonymous Coward]

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