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Computer Science and Global Warming : The keys to the first Spintronics ’ Day in Chile organized by UTEM
Initiative analyzed alternatives and innovative solutions to reduce global warming – proposing to replace some functions of conventional electronics based on electric currents with spin transport .
Chile has held its first Spintronics Day – hosted by the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Natural Sciences , Mathematics and the Environment of the Metropolitan Technological University ( UTEM ) together with the Universidad de la Frontera .
The initiative aimed to comprehensively address the issue of global warming generated by electric currents in the field of Information and Communication Technologies ( ICT ).
ICTs , fundamental in today ’ s society for activities such as streaming , collaborative games , video calls , remote work and distance education , have contributed significantly to the increase in ambient temperatures due to the intensive use of electrical currents .
Recent studies , such as the one conducted by Lancaster University in the United Kingdom , reveal that greenhouse gas emissions associated with ICTs exceed even those of aviation .
Aware of this problem , UTEM – in collaboration with the Universidad de la Frontera – focused on this challenge by organizing the first version of Spintronics ’ Day in Chile .
The January event , at UTEM ’ s Macul campus , brought together the local spintronics community , students and researchers from different generations .
The main objective was to analyze this branch of science that proposes to replace some functions of conventional electronics based on electric currents with spin transport .
This innovative approach , also known as spintronics , aims to store , process and read information by taking advantage of magnetic properties at the quantum level ( spins ). Spintronics promises several technological applications that could mitigate the environmental impact associated with conventional electrical currents .
“ From a technological point of view , spintronics applications store , process , transmit and read information at a lower energy cost than today . From the point of view of Basic Science , that is , thinking about the generation of knowledge , spintronics seeks to understand how various quantum entities interact and transform into each other ,” said Alejandro León Vega , an academic from the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Natural Sciences , Mathematics and the Environment of the UTEM .
During the conference experts in the field of spintronics presented various exhibitions addressing topics such as magnetism , nanoscience , nanotechnology and electronic transport – they included Claudio González and Jerónimo Maze , both from the Catholic University of Chile ; Paula Mellado , from the Adolfo Ibáñez University ; Álvaro Núñez , from the University of Chile ; Alejandro Roldán- Molina , from the University of Aysén ; and Adam B . Cahaya , from Universitas Indonesia , a professor who not only participated in Spintronics ’ Day but will also carry out research at UTEM .
Specialists shared the latest advances and results in the study of this discipline .
In addition , the practical applications of spintronics were highlighted , offering a more comprehensive view of its potential to transform technology in a sustainable way . p
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