Science news articles about 'electron spin'

  • Device controls electron spin at room temperature

    ... . This is a major breakthrough, as previous devices that used magnetic semiconductors (GaMnAs) and controlled electron spin were only functional at 100 K (or -173 Celsius). By controlling the spin of ...
  • Oregon physicists don't flip spin but find possible electron switch

    ... and technologies. Physicists in recent years have been pursuing a variety of routes to tap electron spins for their potential use in quantum computers that can perform millions of computations at a ...
  • Potential Tool For Selectively Manipulating Electron Spins In New Technologies Arises Unexpectedly

    Researchers trying to flip the spin of electrons with laser bursts lasting picoseconds (a trillionth of a second) instead found a way to manipulate and control the spin -- knowledge that may prove ...
  • Zooming way in, technique offers close-ups of electrons, nuclei

    ... times smaller, making it much harder to detect. "Our magnetic sensor is based on a single electronic spin associated with an impurity or flaw in a small diamond crystal. We managed to turn our ...
  • Putting a new spin on current research

    ... s Physical Review Letters. Electrons exhibit a property called 'spin' and work like tiny ... quest for practical quantum computing: it put the electron spins into a convenient starting state by aligning ...
  • Quantum Computing Spins Closer

    The steps needed to achieve speedy optical control of electron spin in a quantum dot are revealed in a new study published in the journal Nature. The instructions bring the prospect of fast quantum ...
  • Spin-polarized electrons on demand

    ... the component", zero means "no electron present"), here it is a matter of manipulating a certain property of the electron, its spin. For this reason, components are needed in which electrons can be ...
  • Spin-polarized electrons on demand

    ... from electronics, where whole electrons are moved, here it is a matter of manipulating a certain property of the electron, its spin. For this reason, components are needed in which electrons can be ...
  • Keep on spinning

    ... "Dopant atoms slow down free electrons, so we wanted to keep the dopants out of the quantum ... light intensity was constant but its helicity varied. The electron spins in the quantum well become oriented ...
  • UBC researchers put a new spin on electrons

    ... has the potential to use less power by storing and manipulating a bit of information as electron spin. Spintronic circuits may also be a viable avenue for building quantum information processing ...
  • New exotic material could revolutionize electronics

    ... way for a paradigm shift in microchip development. "This could lead to new applications of spintronics, or using the electron spin to carry information," Qi said. "Whether or not it can build better ...
  • Electron spin mastered by electrical means

    CINCINNATI, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- University of Cincinnati researchers say they have become the first scientists to control an electron's spin orientation using just electrical means.
  • Spin success for silicon

    Replacing electron charge with electron spin paves the way for a new mode of computing.
  • Superconductors get a boost from pressure

    ... the material goes into the superconducting state, changes occur in the copper-oxide planes, the electron spins behave differently, the vibrational energy is altered, the charges move differently, and ...
  • Discovery by UC Riverside physicists could enable development of faster computers

    ... structure's MgO interface is very thin (less than two atomic layers), spin down ... control current flow. Significance of the discovery: "Electron spins are oriented at random in an ordinary electric ...

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