UK uses superconducting spintronics to develop supercomputer
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The University of Cambridge in the UK has launched a research project to create a new architecture for future computer technology. Based on superconducting spintronics, the project plans to develop a prototype device that paves the way for a new generation of supercomputers that can handle massive amounts of data while consuming much less energy than current computer equipment.
    
As more and more human social activities move to network positions, data centers that carry large numbers of servers consume more and more energy. It is estimated that energy consumed in European data centers accounts for about 3% of total energy consumption.
    
Superconducting spintronics is a research field that has emerged in recent years. Researchers believe it can solve the energy consumption problem of high-performance supercomputers.
    
According to Cambridge University's official website, the project, known as "super-spin", will design a spintronic device containing superconducting materials. Superconducting materials can conduct electricity without losing energy, while spintronics can manipulate the spin behavior of electrons and process massive amounts of data very quickly. Taking into account the uniqueness of the two, their "marriage" is seen as a combination of heaven and earth. But most spintronic devices are magnetic, and this magneticity prevents superconducting activity, which makes them a "family".
    
In 2010, researchers at the University of Cambridge discovered a spin-polarized superconducting current that turned the situation around. Recent research has proven that it is feasible to combine superconducting materials with spintronic devices.
    
The “Super Spin” project received 2.7 million pounds of funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Although several countries around the world are already conducting research on superconducting spintronics, the scale and scope of the project is unprecedented. Researchers will explore how to apply this technology as a whole to the computer field in the future. They believe that this work has the potential to establish the UK's leadership in this field and to promote relevant research in this area.
    
The project lasts for five years, with an initial goal of exploring different ways to conduct electron spins and control electron magnetism in superconducting states. The research team hopes to design basic logic and storage devices in 2021 - these devices will be the basis for the development of a new generation of supercomputers.

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