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Spintronics for future information technologies: spin currents in topological insulators controlled
An international team headed by HZB researcher Jaime Sánchez-Barriga has shown how spin-polarised currents can be initiated in a...
Apr 29, 20162 min read


The light stuff: A brand-new way to produce electron spin currents
A “that’s funny” moment in a Colorado State University physics lab has led to a fundamental discovery that could play a key role in...
Apr 26, 20163 min read


Oregon researchers use light and sound waves to control electron states
The addition of sound waves offers the potential to better manipulate qubit communications within a quantum system, researchers say...
Apr 8, 20163 min read


Long-distance transport of electron spins for spin-based logic devices
Almost all electronic devices operate by using an electron charge controlled by electrical means. In addition to a charge, an electron...
Apr 4, 20162 min read


Nanotechnologists at UT make orientation of magnetism adjustable in new materials
New material offers potential for data storage and spintronics applications Nanotechnologists at the UT research institute MESA+ are now...
Mar 8, 20163 min read


Researcher's chiral graphene stacks break new ground
Hands and feet are two examples of chiral objects – non-superimposable mirror images of each other. One image is distinctly...
Feb 24, 20163 min read
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