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Spintronic Materials
High Performance Algorithms
Quantum Dots
Organic Semiconductors
Carbon Nanotubes
Magnetoresistance Materials

Magnetoresistance Materials

Magnetoresistance Materials 
 figure Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) was discovered in 1988. In GMR materials the resistance drops dramatically as a magnetic field is applied. GMR applications include magnetic storage and sensors.