Physicists pin down spin of surface atoms

Scientists who dream of shrinking computers to the nanoscale look to atomic spin as one possible building block for both processor and memory, yet setting the spin of an atom, let alone measuring it, has been a challenge.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news108837721.html">Physicists pin down spin of surface atoms</a></p> <p>Scientists who dream of shrinking computers to the nanoscale look to atomic spin as one possible building block for both processor and memory, yet setting the spin of an atom, let alone measuring it, has been a challenge.</p>