But, with its system-of-systems modernization approach, branded as FCS, moving from the drawing board to the testing field and its first spin-out of new capability to be integrated with the current force occurring next year, the Army is laying the groundwork for success.

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The tradition has always been that sports is different, a kind of protected zone where athletes compete and no amount of spin can alter their performance on the field.

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These are superpositions of ones and zeros and are represented by, for example, the direction of spin (with respect to a magnetic field) of a particle such as an electron.

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In particular, every electron has its own magnetic field aligned with the axis of its spin.

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Spintronics is an emerging field of chip design in which circuits open and close according to the spin of electrons rather than their location.

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Normally, the spin of each photon would rotate by a certain amount, thanks to its interactions with the magnetic field of the atoms.

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Elliott has said it wants Hess to boost shareholder value through various means, including a potential spin-off of the oil company's holdings in North Dakota's Bakken shale-oil field.

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