By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

OK, “really old” is an exaggeration. It’s actually an unpopular pigment that was invented in 18th century Sweden … and it’s been found to have magnetic qualities that may make it suitable for previously impractical “spintronic” devices.

Spintronics is a form of logic and memory that relies on changing the spin of electrons–which defines their magnetic effects–instead of purely their location. In theory, this requires a lot less energy and can be a lot more stable than with conventional devices, leading to much lower power systems with much better data retention capabilities than at present. However, the physics that might lead to practical spintronic devices currently only works at an impractical minus 200 degrees Celsius. Source: News.com

We Say: I’ll have to say, a lot of this article went over my head. But it just goes to show that you shouldn’t call anything a failure right away … you never know. Though we still don’t know if this will pan out, either.