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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. terminology? by tps12 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Electronics use electrons, so spintronics must use...spintrons?

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  2. spintronics? by 10+Speed · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...the foundation of spintronics... wasnt the foundation of spintronics and 80's techno group?