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A new twist on a classic experiment

Nature Nanotechnology volume 3, pages 710–711 (2008)Cite this article

The interplay between angular momentum, electron spin and magnetism at the nanoscale could have applications in spintronics, transducers and actuators, as well as fundamental research.

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Figure 1: A new twist on the Einstein–de Haas experiment.

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