Data Storage Institute (DSI)

Operating tiny magnetic memories under electrical fields reduces power demand and could enable storage and retrieval of data at much higher speeds than conventional devices

The A*STAR Data Storage Institute unveils the ‘A-Drive’ — an ultra-slim hybrid hard disk drive that presents a more efficient and affordable solution to data storage

Characterization of the thermal processes involved in heat-assisted magnetic recording paves the way for commercial devices

Reducing information stored in magnetic thin films to the physical size of single grains could improve computer hard drives

Faster signal storage and optical processing in nanomachined devices edge closer to realization

Transistors made from graphene nanoribbons make efficient magnetic field sensors

Fluid dynamics simulations aim to better predict how air circulating in a hard disk drive perturbs the vibrating read/write head

Using the correct annealing temperature is key to making fast, non-volatile computer memory

New insights into the stable magnetism of phase-change semiconductors could enable the development of ultra-high-speed data storage

Silver nanostructures exhibit a resonance feature that is useful for a multitude of sensing applications

A novel approach to designing artificial materials could enable magnetic devices with a wider range of properties than those now available

‘Tractor beams’ of light that pull objects towards them are no longer science fiction