the spin of an electron is an intrinsic property. it doesn't actually mean that the electron is spinning. an particle's spin is the angular momentum of its magnetic field. an electron can have a spin of 1/2 or -1/2.
so it can stay stationary and the chip can just change the spin to, for example, 1/2 for a 1 and -1/2 for a 0.
actually microsoft did it first WAY before gmail. it was microsoft exchange web mail. google just did it a lil better and in standards based way. microsoft isn't stupid, they just take the old school, heavy handed approach. it's not the right thing to do, but it helps ensure there survival with minimal effort.
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the spin of an electron is an intrinsic property. it doesn't actually mean that the electron is spinning. an particle's spin is the angular momentum of its magnetic field. an electron can have a spin of 1/2 or -1/2.
so it can stay stationary and the chip can just change the spin to, for example, 1/2 for a 1 and -1/2 for a 0.
actually microsoft did it first WAY before gmail. it was microsoft exchange web mail. google just did it a lil better and in standards based way. microsoft isn't stupid, they just take the old school, heavy handed approach. it's not the right thing to do, but it helps ensure there survival with minimal effort.