electron

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Spintronics relies on spin, a fundamental property of electrons, to carry and process information in ways that differ from today's conventional electronics.

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When viewed under an electron microscope, these signals provide detailed maps of where specific elements are located and what the electrode surface looks like.

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When the aurora lights up the night sky, it is powered by electrons streaming down from space into Earth's upper atmosphere.

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Until now, researchers had not been able to clearly measure whether the electrons themselves were confined to a single dimension.

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According to Dr. Ruoming Peng, a postdoctoral researcher at the 3rd Physics Institute of the University of Stuttgart, the team was able to fine tune the magnetism by adjusting how electrons interact within each layer.

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