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A new spin on organic semiconductors

26 Mar 2019

Researchers have found that certain organic semiconducting materials can transport spin faster than they conduct charge, a phenomenon which could...

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Conceptual image of spin current flow in a superconductor

Some superconductors can also carry currents of ‘spin’

16 Apr 2018

Researchers have shown that certain superconductors – materials that carry electrical current with zero resistance at very low temperatures – can...

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The Electron Manifesto: transforming high performance computing with 'spintronics'

26 Jul 2017

Electron ‘spin’ could hold the key to managing the world’s growing data demands without consuming huge amounts of energy. Now, researchers have shown...

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Spin, an intrinsic property of electrons, is related to the dynamics of electrons excited as a result of singlet fission – a process which could be used to extract energy in future solar cell technologies.

Researchers road-test powerful method for studying singlet fission

17 Oct 2016

In a new study, researchers measure the spin properties of electronic states produced in singlet fission – a process which could have a central role...

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Growing quantities of data storage online are driving up the energy costs of high-performance computing and data centres. Superconducting spintronics offer a potential means of significantly increasing their energy-efficiency to resolve this problem.

Cambridge to research future computing tech that could “ignite a technology field”

15 Apr 2016

A Cambridge-led project aiming to develop a new architecture for future computing based on superconducting spintronics - technology designed to...

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The imperfections in diamonds, which give them their colour, also trap electrons which can potentially be manipulated to transmit information – a principle which lies at the heart of quantum computing

Quantum researchers close in on dream vacancy

18 Feb 2014

Defects in microscopic diamonds caused by the presence of silicon could provide researchers with a potent basis for developing new technologies...

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Data storage at CERN, Geneva. Superconducting spintronics could enable such facilities to process unprecedented amounts of data with a high level of energy-efficiency.

Superconducting spintronics pave way for next-generation computing

15 Jan 2014

A breakthrough for the field of Spintronics, a new type of technology which it is widely believed could be the basis of a future revolution in...

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Nanodiamonds

Diamond ‘flaws’ pave way for nanoscale MRI

25 Nov 2013

Breakthrough offers high-sensitivity nanoscale sensors, and could lead to magnetic imaging of neuron activity and thermometry on a single living cell...

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The laser set-up in the lab that led to the research results

Electron ‘spin’ key to solar cell breakthrough

07 Aug 2013

Latest research paves way for inexpensive, high performance cells

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Circuit board

The next generation of computing

04 Jul 2011

Progress in electronics has relied heavily on reducing the size of the transistor to create small, powerful computers. Now spintronics, hailed as the...

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