Electric fields control spin currents
New type of magnetoelectric coupling discovered
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Spintronics made easy
David Awschalom explains how the spin of the electron could be exploited in completely new types of electronic circuits
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Vox pops: the spin on electronics
Physicists tell us what's hot in spintronics
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Optics pioneers scoop Nobel prize
Trio share SEK10m prize for their work on fibre optics and charge-coupled devices
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Producing tiny inorganic LEDs in bulk
Novel printing process could boost inorganic LED industry
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‘Nanopillars’ make good photovoltaics
Devices built on low-cost, flexible substrates show promising light-conversion efficiencies
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Once a physicist: Bruce McWilliams
Life at the top of a semiconductor company
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Flaw revealed in theory of transistor ‘noise’
Progress to low-powered devices may be hindered
The power of robotics
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
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Rolled-up metamaterial could act as hyperlens
Swiss-roll-like structure could boost resolution of optical microscopes
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