spintronicsn.
/ˌspɪnˈtrɒnɪks/, U.S. /ˌspɪnˈtrɑnɪks/ Physics.
A branch of physics concerned with the storage and transfer of information by means of electron spins in addition to electron charge as in conventional electronics.
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1998 New Scientist 28 Feb. 27/2 Over the past 18 months, DARPA has poured more than $50 million into spintronics research.
2000 Canad. Jrnl. Physics 78 161 Some latest developments in magnetic sensors and magnetic RAM will be presented to emphasize the importance of spintronics in the emerging technologies of the 21st century.
2001 Personal Computer World Sept. 145/3 The conventional silicon chip manufacturing processes can easily be adapted to the production of spintronics systems.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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