Physicists Don't Flip Spin but Find Possible Electron Switch

University of Oregon researchers trying to flip the spin of electrons with laser bursts lasting picoseconds (a trillionth of a second) instead found a way to manipulate and control the spin -- knowledge that may prove useful in a variety of new materials and technologies.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news131214034.html">Physicists Don't Flip Spin but Find Possible Electron Switch</a></p> <p>University of Oregon researchers trying to flip the spin of electrons with laser bursts lasting picoseconds (a trillionth of a second) instead found a way to manipulate and control the spin -- knowledge that may prove useful in a variety of new materials and technologies.</p>