Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The science that deals with spintronic phenomena.
  • noun Spintronic devices and systems.

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  • noun physics The storage and transfer of information using the spin state of electrons as well as their charge

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[spin + (elec)tronics.]

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Blend of spin and electronics, or spin transport electronics.

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Examples

  • "The idea of spintronics is we could use the spins of the electron instead of an electrical charge to process and store massive amounts of data on disks," said Chris Marrows, a physicist at Leeds University who specializes in spintronics.

    Nanotechnology Pioneers Win Physics Nobel | Impact Lab 2007

  • [AF] – Quantum computing is one of the axes, one of the roads, but now in spintronics, you have for example what is called the spin transfer phenomenon.

    Albert Fert - Interview 2007

  • I wrote a piece for TheFeature about "spintronics" -- nanotechnology-based storage that is going to show up in products as early as next year.

    Boing Boing: July 18, 2004 - July 24, 2004 Archives 2004

  • [AF] – Yeah, this is one of the axes in spintronics.

    Albert Fert - Interview 2007

  • The resulting electronics, dubbed spintronics, would effectively let computers store and transfer twice as much data per electron.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • The resulting electronics, dubbed spintronics, would effectively let computers store and transfer twice as much data per electron.

    Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine 2010

  • The resulting electronics, dubbed spintronics, would effectively let computers store and transfer twice as much data per electron.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The resulting electronics, dubbed spintronics, would effectively let computers store and transfer twice as much data per electron.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • The resulting electronics, dubbed spintronics, would effectively let computers store and transfer twice as much data per electron.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • The resulting electronics, dubbed spintronics, would effectively let computers store and transfer twice as much data per electron.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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  • 'Spintronics, or spin electronics, refers to the study of the role played by electron (and more generally nuclear) spin in solid state physics, and possible devices that specifically exploit spin properties instead of or in addition to charge degrees of freedom.' (umd.edu)

    Nothing to do with politics, as it turns out (no pun intended).

    December 6, 2007

  • I think that the moment has come,

    As qubits have turned my brain numb,

    To abandon spintronics

    For frosty gin tonics

    And concede that I simply am dumb.

    February 11, 2016