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Stanford, IBM Team To Explore Spintronics

Posted by timothy on from the good-toy-company-name dept.

saxylife writes "NYTimes and various other media are carrying a story on the latest venture between IBM and Stanford," which will concentrate on spintronics, in other words, controlling "the magnetic orientation of atoms to store data. It's supposed to ease the pressure of hitting the barrier of Moore's law."

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  1. Already in use by ar1550 · · Score: 5, Funny

    FOX News has been using this technology for years to store the text that is then fed to their teleprompters and news scroller.

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    1. Re:Already in use by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      FOX News has been using this technology for years to store the text that is then fed to their teleprompters and news scroller.

      You're confused.
      FOX has had to neutralize the leftward spin on items acquired externally. Some people find it difficult to handle the resulting neutral objects, as they're used to items which have ridiculous charges. With a little thought, many people are able to avoid the errors of folk with simpler abilities.
      It would be simpler if common sense were common. Too many people let their memories be them, instead of constantly thinking.

    2. Re:Already in use by FunkSoulBrother · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well perhaps there is a lot of truth to this joke.

  2. Re:I'm sorry, but... by brxndxn · · Score: 5, Funny

    With bits that small, there's plenty of room for parity bits.

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  3. Re:Honestly, folks. by Jammer2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    OK, now I know this can be painful. Try following the link in the story above. I'm not going to actually include a copy since the original one works so well. (HINT: it the link with the words 'Moore's law' in it) Next lesson, finding one's ass with both hands

  4. Re:obligatory wikipedia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You slashdotted the wikipedia! It's down! Oh the humanity!

  5. Unintended Side effects by MacGabhain · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since every electron has a pair somewhere in the universe whose spin will change when the electron in the computing device changes, how long will it be before someone playing DOOM XI unintentionally causes the navigation systems aboard the Narthon flagship to fail, leading to it inadvertantly straying into Drakoid space, setting off an interstellar conflict that eventually leads to the destruction of all life in our galaxy?

    1. Re:Unintended Side effects by Squarepusher · · Score: 5, Funny
      Hah, that'll never happen! The Drakoids wouldn't know a Narthon flagship had crossed the border even if it crash landed right up their roothblats.

      Hahaha, oh that kills me. But seriously, Drakoids are pretty mean.

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  6. In other news... by dj245 · · Score: 2, Funny
    SCO's marketing department will use "Spintronics" to indicate that they, in fact, have made 100 Billion dollars in the last quarter alone and have signed up 100000% more linux licenses than the previous quarter.

    Linus, meanwhile, pointed out that 100000% more of nothing is still nothing.

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  7. Re:Will spin tunnel as well? by mdrn28 · · Score: 2, Funny
    what does blue taste like?

    Raspberry.

  8. What's to know? by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    You don't need wikipedia. Spintronics is the same thing as electronics, except it deals with, um, spintrons.

  9. Re:Honestly, folks. by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought Microsoft and W had already perfected Spintronics.

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