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SUMMARY:Nanotechnology: challenging chips and crime - Russell Cowburn
DTSTART:20111013T121000Z
DTEND:20111013T130000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Edward Cackett
DESCRIPTION:Nanotechnology allows us to modify the properties of materials
  in a new way\, creating functionality that is not possible in larger-scal
 e versions of the same material. In this lecture I show how nanometre-scal
 e magnetic materials can be used to build a new generation of microelectro
 nic devices that use both the spin and the charge of the electron. Applica
 tions for such devices range from the battlefield through to MP3 players. 
 I conclude the lecture by describing how this research unexpectedly ended 
 up in the formation of a spin-out company which is now selling anti-counte
 rfeiting solutions to brand owners around the world.\n\n
LOCATION:Entertaining Room\, Darwin College
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