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New Material for Spintronics Discovered

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the science-is-cool dept.

Cpt_Corelli writes "Researchers at Uppsala University and the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology have discovered a new material with properties suitable for creating spintronic devices at room temperature. Previously this was only believed to be available at very low temperatures. The material is a combination of zinc oxide and manganite. The breakthrough is the cover item of the October issue of Nature Materials. If this new material proves viable for production there is an enormous potential for smaller and faster processors. Could this be the beginning of a new era in processor development?"

6 of 225 comments (clear)

  1. What does this mean? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I don't get it. Could someone please explain this in plain English? Thanks.

  2. dizzzzy by ninji · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wonder if teh electrons get as dizzy as I do

    [post based on 6 hours of sleep in the last 72 hour period of time]

  3. Re:What we need now by Trigun · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    rendering images of Natalie Portman covered in hot grits no less.

    Anymore cliches left? How about
    1: Spin Electrons
    2: ????
    3: Profit!

    Or, In soviet Russia, electrons spin you!

  4. Spin-tronics? by EddWo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mr Amalfi we are ready for takeoff
    Spin-Up!
    Lets move this city to India, I hear theres pleny of work going there.
    Oh I'm getting dizzy
    Confused?

    --
    "Taligent is still pure vapor. Maybe they'll be the last who jumps up on Openstep... "
  5. Re:Sphinctronics --offtopic by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    sorta like the goatse movie..

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  6. Meatballs by Baka_kun · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    All power TO the Swedish People, all shall fall under our new spinning mram.. or something...