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In electron spin resonance techniques, spins are usually manipulated by applying external magnetic fields, but the same effect can be obtained by guiding electrons along a meandering path using surface acoustic waves.

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Figure 1: Magnetic field-free ESR.

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Kataoka, M. The long and winding road. Nature Phys 9, 269–270 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2595

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