Nano-Signals Get a Boost from Magnetic Spin Waves (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Nano-Signals Get a Boost from Magnetic Spin Waves

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This simulation shows how two nano-oscillators, spaced 500 nanometers apart, synchronize their microwave signals by overlapping and merging their "spin waves," magnetic emissions caused by oscillating patterns in the spin of electrons.

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Steve Russek/NIST

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