New Material Brings IBM's Super-High-Density Memory Closer to Market
"Millipede" MEMS storage could hold 1 terabyte of data per square inch Even though computer memory has become cheaper and cheaper, the materials chemistry behind storage has not changed significantly in a long time. Now, thanks to a breakthrough by Korean scientists, that's all about to change. The scientists have created the first material that could allow "millipede" data storage, a super-dense form of memory that first debuted ten years ago but has not yet become practical. Millipede memory can store a terabyte of memory per square inch, but until now, it required extremely high temperatures to operate. Thanks to this new material though, chips the size of pencil erasers with more storage space than the largest iPod could soon find their way into watches, pencils, and really almost anything. Millipede data works the same way as an analog record player, with a super-fine needle carving...