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French physicists claim breakthrough in ultra-fast data access

French physicists said on Sunday they had used ultra-fast lasers that could accelerate storage and retrieval of data on hard discs by up to 100,000 times, pointing the way to a new generation of IT wizardry.

Physics / General Physics

created May 31, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (32) | comments 16




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Saving data in vortex structures: New physical phenomenon could drastically reduce computer energy consumption

A new phenomenon might make computing devices faster, smaller and much more energy-efficient. Moving so-called skyrmions needs 100,000 times smaller currents than existing technologies and the number of atoms ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Are Nobels out of step with science?

This year's crop of Nobel prizes has sharpened a sometimes bitter debate as to whether science's top awards should each be limited to just three individuals in an era of collaborative research.

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 35

Smallest magnetic field sensor in the world developed

Further development of modern information technology requires computer capacities of increased efficiency at reasonable costs. In the past, integration density of the relevant electronic components was increased ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Electric current moves magnetic vortices (w/ Video)

One of the requirements to keep trends in computer technology on track – to be ever faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient – is faster writing and processing of data. In the Dec. 17 issue of ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

A card-swipe for medical tests: Diagnostic device uses same principle as hard disks, MP3 players

University of Utah scientists successfully created a sensitive prototype device that could test for dozens or even hundreds of diseases simultaneously by acting like a credit card-swipe machine to scan a card ...

Chemistry /

created Oct 30, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Graphene pioneers follow in Nobel footsteps

Two physicists from The University of Manchester who discovered the world's thinnest material have scooped a major award for their work.

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 02, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

New logic: the attraction of magnetic computation

European researchers are the first to demonstrate functional components that exploit the magnetic properties of electrons to perform logic operations. Compatible with existing microtechnology, the new approach ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 1


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