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Fingernail-sized chip holds 1TB of data

By paulmah
Created Oct 23 2009 - 11:27am

Engineers from North Carolina State University have succeeded in creating a new chip that can hold immensely more data than even the best current generation, silicon-based technology. In a nutshell, by adding metal nickel to magnesium oxide, the engineers have managed to create a material that contain up to 1 terabyte within a fingernail-size chip. Article [1]


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http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/spotlight-fingernail-size-chip-holds-1tb-data/2009-10-23