News tagged with memory system

Turning DNA into a hard drive

Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can work on a far smaller scale, recording data within individual cells. One way to do that is to create ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 5 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New mathematical framework formalizes oddball programming techniques

Two years ago, Martin Rinard's group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory proposed a surprisingly simple way to make some computer procedures more efficient: Just skip a bunch of ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Study reveals switching mechanism in promising computer memory device

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes knowing that a new technology works is not enough. You also must know why it works to get marketplace acceptance. New information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New Nokia phone no standout, but worth a look

The first of Nokia's new generation of smartphones isn't flashy and certainly isn't an iPhone killer. But it's a nice device, and at $40 with a two-year contract, a bargain.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Mars Express observations temporarily suspended

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anomalies in the operation of the solid-state mass memory system on board Mars Express have caused science observations to be temporarily halted. A technical work-around is being investigated ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

E-textiles get fashion upgrade with memory-storing fiber

The integration of electronics into textiles is a burgeoning field of research that may soon enable smart fabrics and wearable electronics. Bringing this technology one step closer to fruition, Jin-Woo Han and Meyya Meyyappan ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With cheap Pandigital tablet, you get what you pay for

Electronics manufacturers have had a tough time competing against Apple's iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (6) | comments 10

All-flash enterprise storage startup ready (and funded) for battle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pure Storage has announced it has raised $30 million in a new round of funding for its cost-cutting storage system that uses flash memory only. This is its C-round of funding, which brings ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast weblog

Researchers on the trail of a treatment for cancer of the immune system

Infection with Epstein Barr means that the B cells, which are the primary memory cells of the immune system, are hi-jacked.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

MS research: Myelin influences how brain cells send signals

The development of a new cell-culture system that mimics how specific nerve cell fibers in the brain become coated with protective myelin opens up new avenues of research about multiple sclerosis. Initial findings suggest ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

IBM scientists demonstrate computer memory breakthrough

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists at IBM Research have demonstrated that a relatively new memory technology, known as phase-change memory (PCM), can reliably store multiple data bits per cell ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (29) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Phase change memory-based 'moneta' system points to the future of computer storage

A University of California, San Diego faculty-student team is about to demonstrate a first-of-its kind, phase-change memory solid state storage device that provides performance thousands of times faster than ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Samsung begins mass producing 30nm-class, 32-gigabyte memory modules for green IT systems

Samsung Electronics today announced that it is the first in the industry to start mass producing 32 gigabyte (GB) memory modules, essential for cloud computing and advanced server systems, using 30 nanometer ...

Electronics / Hardware

created May 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elpida develops 4-Gigabit DDR2 mobile RAM operating at 1.2V and 1066Mbps

Elpida Memory today announced that it has developed a 4-gigabit DDR2 Mobile RAM that employs state-of-the-art 30nm process. This new Mobile RAM features a low operating voltage of 1.2V, achieves a 1066Mbps high-speed data ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The next operating system

At the most basic level, a computer is something that receives zeroes and ones from either memory or an input device — like a keyboard — combines them in some systematic way, and ships the results ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast