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Spintronics May Lead to Quantum Microchips

Posted by michael on from the where-she-stops-nobody-knows dept.

Rashan writes "A Scientific American article which waxes poetic about the possibility of microchips which use the "spin" of an electron to perform their functions." An excellent explanation of a complex subject.

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  1. Use quarks instead! by Limburgher · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then a strange chip would be perfectly normal!

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  2. Re:Im ready... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    But then id have no excuse to how bad I suck at quake.

  3. sound like a good idea but... by dimitri_k · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm afraid it is only spin.

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  4. Spintrons....... by isotope23 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe that Maytag was the first to use
    spintronics.

    Watch out all you chip companies, Big Bad Maytag
    will sue you all for IP violations!

    (In reality though wouldn't it be nice if all computers were as dependable as washing machines?)

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  5. Re:spintronics? by FearUncertaintyDoubt · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, no, Spintronics a new Richard Simmons aerobics program entirely based on twirling...