Scientists use single electron pump to take subatomic particles for a spin
![](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/LhEB7IK_LAxiFaPoDK6CGQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ3Ng--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/lOCn92F4FuMoO8jx8uH9eQ--~B/aD0yNzA7dz00MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/01/single-e-pump-rm.jpg)
German and Latvian researchers at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) have successfully demonstrated how a single electron pump can be used to give the elementary particles a predefined "spin." Aptly titled spintronics, the technology aims to manipulate a quantum-level property of electrons similar to the north-south axes in magnets. The results would be faster chips that require less energy than current electronics, which deal in electron movement. Of course, all of this is still a ways off from consumer use, so don't expect to be overclocking your electron pumps anytime soon. Science-minded readers would be advised to hit up the read link to peruse the research paper.
[Via Nanowerk and Spintronics-Info]