Data Storage Institute (DSI)

A new technique for heat-assisted magnetic recording media promises improved writeability for next-generation hard drives

Researchers at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute are developing non-volatile memory systems that could prevent off-power memory loss

Researchers overcome noise problems in ultrasensitive measurements of tiny amounts of compounds

An off-center waveguide enables light to be efficiently extracted from nanoscale lasers

Microspheres and a tiny pipette are all it takes to image surfaces with a resolution below 100 nanometers

A theoretical model for vibrations in laptops provides design strategies for reducing hard drive failures

The use of a fabrication technique borrowed from the semiconductor industry brings metamaterial applications a step closer to reality

A high-performance ‘photonic transistor’ that switches light signals instead of electronic signals could revolutionize optical signal processing

A landmark experiment on wave interference from the early 1800s is revisited using gold nanoparticles

Improved design of lasers on optoelectronic chips will advance optical communications

A data buffering scheme improves the performance of solid-state drives in large-scale, data-intensive applications

Data storage capacity is enhanced by mixing hard and soft magnetic materials to combine their beneficial properties