Bruno Platter, Th. D. was born on 21 March1944 in Unterinn am Ritten in South Tirol, Italy. He joined the Teutonic Order in 1964 and became the Grand Master on 26 August2000 and became an abbot on 29 October, 2000. March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... South Tyrol (German Autonome Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, Italian Provincia autonoma di Bolzano-Alto Adige , Ladin Provinzia autonóma de Bulsan-Südtirol) is an autonomous province of Italy. ... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ...
In 1992, sensors based on the anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) effect were introduced for read heads and contributed to an annual storage-capacity growth rate of about 60% (AMR sensors exploit the difference between resistivity parallel to and that perpendicular to the magnetization).
AMR-based sensors have now been replaced by GMR sensors because the GMR effect is larger and GMR sensors can be more compact--an important consideration when trying to squeeze as much information as possible into a limited disk platter area.
Other potential applications for GMR lie in robotics and in sensors to control mechanical movements (for example, in cars).