Theory and Experiment Collide: Discovery of Phenomenon Important for Future Application of 'Spintronics'

A few years ago a University of Missouri-Columbia professor and his student had a theory, and a few weeks ago a physicist in California proved it. The unusual part is that neither person knew about the work of the other. The work has important applications for the future design of electronic devices using the "spin" instead of the "charge" of an electron.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news9125.html">Theory and Experiment Collide: Discovery of Phenomenon Important for Future Application of 'Spintronics'</a></p> <p>A few years ago a University of Missouri-Columbia professor and his student had a theory, and a few weeks ago a physicist in California proved it. The unusual part is that neither person knew about the work of the other. The work has important applications for the future design of electronic devices using the "spin" instead of the "charge" of an electron.</p>