Data storage

An unconventional design for a nanoscale memory device uses a freely moving mechanical shuttle to improve performance

As demand escalates for ever-faster and more efficient and reliable data storage, researchers turn to next-generation non-volatile memory technology

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

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 modified approach to fabrication of magnetic memory elements may lead to a new generation of stable, ultra-high-capacity hard drives