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(PhysOrg.com) -- The past decade has seen the emergence of the field of spintronics, aimed at increasing the efficiency of information processing and computer memories. The idea behind spintronics is to harness the magnetic property of the electron, referred to as its spin. This property can then be used, in addition to the electron charge, for increasing the functionality of the semiconductor computer chip, in terms of its capacity to store and process information.

New report finds huge decline in lower extremity amputations in past decade

Mo Costandi of Nature magazine Research showing that action video games have a beneficial effect on cognitive function is seriously flawed, according to a review published this week in Frontiers in Psychology .

Apple's iTunes software has been heralded for the past decade as an example of an application that almost exemplifies what cloud computing is all about. With Monday's launch of iCloud services , Apple takes its digital music offering the rest of the way by allowing iPod, iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC users to store their tunes (and a lot of other content, for that matter) on the company's servers and access it via the Web. For those who want this option, iTunes will now be available online rather than as desktop software

Sexual contact dropped 6% in past decade for people ages 15-24 in U.S.; Experts say emphasis on abstinence may be factor