New directions in data storage solutions
(PhysOrg.com) -- One day in the not-too-distant future, the entire contents of the Library of Congress might be stored on a device the size of a postage stamp.
Engineering
Jun 7, 2011
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Improved software algorithm enables more efficient modeling and development of computer hard drives of the future
Operating a hard disk drive is as complex as keeping a superfast car on the road. Read/write heads within the hard disk must process a huge amount of data at high speed. Controlling the motion of the slider housing these ...
Engineering
Aug 28, 2013
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Electron spin transport demonstrated for first time in an organic device
(Phys.org)—Researchers in the Semiconductor and Dimensional Metrology Division's Nanoelectronic Device Metrology (NEDM) Project have demonstrated the first documented case of electron spin transport in an organic device.
General Physics
Dec 17, 2012
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Reducing information stored in magnetic thin films to the size of single grains could improve computer hard drives
Despite the increasing competition from alternative technologies such as solid-state drives, magnetic disks remain an important data-storage technology. They are not only reliable and inexpensive, but their storage density ...
General Physics
Oct 24, 2012
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Intel lowers outlook on disk drive shortage
US computer chip giant Intel lowered its fourth-quarter outlook on Monday, citing a hard disk drive shortage caused by flooding in Thailand.
Business
Dec 12, 2011
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Magnetic materials that change their properties when heated could pack more data onto hard drives
A 'sandwich' of three iron alloy layers could help to create computer hard drives that can store more data than ever before. Tiejun Zhou and co-workers at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute in Singapore expect that their development, ...
General Physics
Jun 19, 2013
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Thailand flooding could affect PC supplies, prices
(AP) -- The personal computer industry, already reeling from depressed demand, has been dealt another setback: Massive flooding in Thailand has curtailed production of a critical component - computer storage drives.
Business
Oct 19, 2011
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A lesson in backups
Michael Friedman learned the hard way how important it is to back up computers.
Other
Jun 3, 2016
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Top gadgets at consumer electronics trade show
Tablets may have been all the rage at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, but with tens of thousands of products on display, there was something for everyone.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 11, 2011
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Researchers invent 'acoustic-assisted' magnetic information storage
Electrical engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way to use high- frequency sound waves to enhance the magnetic storage of data, offering a new approach to improve the data storage capabilities of a multitude ...
General Physics
Feb 14, 2013
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