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IBM develops method to control atom-scale magnetism

By Derek Sooman

On April 2, 2006, 6:08 AM

IBM has developed a new technique dubbed "spin-excitation spectroscopy", which can control and explore magnetism at the atomic level. The future of computer circuit and data-storage elements may be affected by this technology. New materials and computing devices that leverage atom-scale magnetism, and well as computer circuits with atomic dimensions can be explored with spin-excitation spectroscopy, which IBM researchers also expect to use to explore the limits of magnetic data storage.

"We have developed a window into the atomic heart of magnetism," said Andreas Heinrich, research staff member at IBM's Almaden Research Center in San Jose, in a statement. "We can now position atoms and then measure and control their magnetic interactions within precisely designed structures."

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  1. April 2, 2006 10:17 PM
    seanp789 said:
    say hello to the future!it shouldnt take mroe than a few years before they can find a commercial application for this.
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  2. April 3, 2006 3:15 PM
    DragonMaster said:
    [quote]it shouldnt take mroe than a few years before they can find a commercial application for this.[/quote]Very small transistors in CPUs probably, they're magnetic devices.
    Reply

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