Engineers at the University of Delaware have uncovered a new way to connect magnetic and electric forces in computing, a finding that could pave the way for computers that run dramatically faster while consuming far less energy.
In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the university's Center for Hybrid, Active and Responsive Materials (CHARM), a National Science Foundation-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, report that magnons -- tiny magnetic waves that move through solid materials -- are capable of generating measurable electric signals.
This discovery suggests that future computer chips could merge magnetic and electric systems directly, removing the need for the constant energy exchange that limits the performance of today's devices.
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