News tagged with memory capacity
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Scientists watch a next-generation ferroelectric memory bit switch in real time
For the first time, engineering researchers have been able to watch in real time the nanoscale process of a ferroelectric memory bit switching between the 0 and 1 states.
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Organic ternary data storage device developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- The memory capacity of electronics devices could be increased in future thanks to an organic data storage system using ternary rather than binary data storage. The current prototype is designed ...
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Scientists improve chip memory by stacking cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Arizona State University have developed an elegant method for significantly improving the memory capacity of electronic chips.
Dec 21, 2009 |
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JPEG for the mind: How the brain compresses visual information
Most of us are familiar with the idea of image compression in computers. File extensions like ".jpg" or ".png" signify that millions of pixel values have been compressed into a more efficient format, reducing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Being in a good mood may lead to poor memory
Most people have had trouble remembering something they just heard. Now, a University of Missouri researcher found that forgetfulness may have something to do with being in a good mood. Elizabeth Martin, a doctoral student ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Researchers develop hardware encryption for new computer memory technology
Security concerns are one of the key obstacles to the adoption of new non-volatile main memory (NVMM) technology in next-generation computers, which would improve computer start times and boost memory capacity. But now researchers ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 17, 2011 |
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Battery-powered Christmas carol: A trip down memory (effect) lane
(PhysOrg.com) -- As consumers anticipate unwrapping the latest electronic gadget during the holidays, they may not give much thought to how long their shiny devices will last. But it's a topic under significant ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 22, 2011 |
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New data storage method optimized
Increasingly more memory on increasingly smaller surfaces; the storage capacity on mobile equipment is improving every day. Johan Engelen from the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology of the University of Twente ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Gadget show to bring fiercer competition to iPad
(AP) -- Apple Inc.'s popular iPad is getting its strongest competition thus far as consumer-electronics manufacturers unveil tablet computers with bigger screens, front-facing cameras for video chatting and ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Samsung's new flash chips for mobile devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung Electronics has announced two new flash chip storage devices for mobiles: a removable 32-Gbyte micro SD (secure digital) card and a 64-Gbyte moviNAND flash memory module. Both are ...
Jan 14, 2010 |
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How smart are killer whales? Orcas have 2nd-biggest brains of all marine mammals
Neuroscientist Lori Marino and a team of researchers explored the brain of a dead killer whale with an MRI and found an astounding potential for intelligence.
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Researchers Develop Material That Could Boost Data Storage, Save Energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- North Carolina State University engineers have created a new material that would allow a fingernail-size computer chip to store the equivalent of 20 high-definition DVDs or 250 million pages of text, far ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Memory researchers explain latest findings on improving the mind, stopping memory loss
The ability to remember is not just to glimpse into the past; a sharp memory can help with creativity, productivity and even the ability to imagine the future, according to several psychologists.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 13, 2010 |
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New chip technology makes way for exploding number of internet users
IBM announced a new chip-making technology that can be used to create advanced semiconductors that can keep pace with the exploding number of internet-connected devices and the tidal wave of data they are ...
Nov 10, 2010 |
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New nerve cells -- even in old age
After birth the brain looses many nerve cells and this continues throughout life - most neurons are formed before birth, after which many excess neurons degenerate. However, there are some cells that are still ...
May 06, 2010 |
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