News tagged with new memories

U-M's first startup investment goes to next-generation semiconductor memory firm

A University of Michigan startup marketing next-generation computer memory that could write 1,000 times faster than Flash is the recipient of U-M's first investment in one of its own startup companies.

Technology / Business

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Chairman says Samsung to focus on new products

South Korea's Samsung Electronics will this year focus on developing new products and tapping into new businesses to get ahead of competitors amid the global economic slowdown, its chairman said Monday.

Technology / Business

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers control conduction, surface states in topological insulator nanoribbons

In recent years, topological insulators have become one of the hottest topics in physics. These new materials act as both insulators and conductors, with their interior preventing the flow of electrical currents while their ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientific discovery moves racetrack memory closer to reality

IBM researchers today revealed a previously unknown aspect of key physics inside Racetrack memory -- a new technology design which stands to improve memory capabilities within mobile phones, laptop computers and business-class ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (30) | comments 53 | with audio podcast

Collecting your thoughts: You can do it in your sleep!

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is one thing to learn a new piece of information, such as a new phone number or a new word, but quite another to get your brain to file it away so it is available when you need it.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Learning addiction: Dopamine reinforces drug-associated memories

New research with mice has provided some fascinating insight into how addictive drugs hijack reward signals and influence neural processes associated with learning and memory. The research, published by Cell Press in the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Report: Newest iPhone model costs $179 to make

(AP) -- Research firm iSuppli says Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone costs just a few dollars more to make than the previous model.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0