This press release is copyrighted by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). Its use is granted only to journalists and news media. Embargo date: 26 November 2001, 5:00 p.m. (ET).
According to "The Quest for the Spin Transistor" in the December issue of IEEE Spectrum, a new form of electronics is viable. A fundamental, though elusive, property of electrons and other subatomic particles, spin may be applicable to the densest of memories and even to the basic building blocks of digital electronics--logic circuits. Proponents envision spin being applied to an entirely new form of electronics, call spintronics, in which the spin of electrons is used to control the movement of charge.
Contact: Glenn Zorpette, 212 419 7580, [email protected].For faxed copies of the complete article ["The Quest for the Spin Transistor" by Glenn Zorpette, Senior Editor, IEEE Spectrum, December 2001, pp. 30-35] or to arrange an interview, contact: Nancy T. Hantman, 212 419 7561, [email protected].
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