Computers are part of our everyday lives. You are likely readingthis assignment on a computer screen right now; you may have asmart phone sitting on your desk and maybe you just came back froma business trip during which you made airline and hotelreservations online. Over the last several years you may havenoticed that computers are able to store more information andprocess that information more quickly. New research into theelectron spin of atoms hints at a new computer revolution in thenear future.