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15:25 26th November 2009
New research has suggested the future of the IT industry may yet lie in the development of 'spins' of electrons.
Spintronics has previously been touted as a new way in which to store data, with spins of electrons being manipulated instead of concentrating on the charge that electrons produce.
Until now the technique has only been demonstrated at low temperatures, meaning it was not an appropriate method for use in everyday computing.
However, experts researching the technology have published their newest findings in the journal Nature and have reported that they have been able to achieve the manipulation of the spins of electrons at room temperature, raising the possibility that the technology could be incorporated into computers in the future.
Jaroslav Fabian, a theoretical physicist at the University of Regensburg in Germany, who was involved in the research, described the findings as "a real breakthrough".
Data storage is set to become a major issue in the IT industry over the years ahead as more and more information is passed around the world from computer to computer.
Written by Paul Jarvis
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