# Alternating currents for alternative computing with magnets

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**Created:** [September 27, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.materialssquare.com/t/alternating-currents-for-alternative-computing-with-magnets/691 "2024-09-27T13:44:32Z")\
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This article discusses a study by researchers from the University of Vienna and other institutions, exploring the use of alternating currents to excite spin waves in magnetic materials for more energy-efficient computing. The study highlights the potential of magnons, quanta of spin waves, for alternative computing architectures, addressing the limitations of traditional CMOS-based processors. By generating and steering spin waves efficiently through ferrimagnetic vortex pairs, the researchers demonstrate a promising path toward reprogrammable magnonic circuits, offering an innovative solution for miniaturization and energy-saving in computing systems.

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> **[Alternating currents for alternative computing with magnets](https://phys.org/news/2024-09-alternating-currents-alternative-magnets.html)**
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> A new study conducted at the University of Vienna, the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, and the Helmholtz Centers in Berlin and Dresden takes an important step in the challenge to miniaturize computing devices and to make...