On Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 7:32:04 PM UTC-7, mrda...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Ah ok, thanks.  While I was at the university I was under the impression   
   > that one could create an oscillator with a combination of resistor, inductor   
   > and capacitor, but now I see most electronic oscillators require a transistor   
   > of some sort.   
   >    
   > Michael   
   The spin-torque oscillator is magic.  It is a thin film structure with   
   nanometer-thick layers of normal conductors, ferromagnetic materials, and   
   antiferromagnetic materials.  Apply a dc current, and it continuously produces   
   microwave oscillations.  No    
   active gain elements or resonators are required.   
      
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