All Articles Tagged As: electron spin

Physicists don't flip spin but find possible electron switch (5/31/2008)

Unexpected results offer a potential tool for selectively manipulating electron spins in new technologies ...> Full Article

Magnetism loses under pressure (1/30/2008)

Scientists have discovered that the magnetic strength of magnetite-the most abundant magnetic mineral on Earth-declines drastically when put under pressure. Researchers from the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, together with colleagues at the Advanced Photon Source of Argonne National Laboratory, have found that when magnetite is subjected to pressures between 120,000 and 160,000 times atmospheric pressure its magnetic strength declines by half ...> Full Article

Quantum Device Traps, Detects and Manipulates the Spin of Single Electrons (10/18/2007)

A novel device simply and conveniently traps, detects and manipulates the single spin of an electron, overcoming some major obstacles that have prevented progress toward spintronics and spin-based quantum computing. ...> Full Article