Magnetoelectronics exploit the magnetic properties or spin of electrons as well as their charge. In the presence of a magnetic field the electrons may point ‘left’ or ‘right’, which can represent bits of data, such as the binary digits 0 and 1. Compatible with existing microtechnology, the new approach heralds the next era of faster, smaller and more efficient electronics.
New Logic: The Attraction of Magnetic Computation
July 7, 2008