IBM stores data on a single atom

[Kevin Lancaster]

IBM stores data on a single atom

IBM has created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom, and used it to store one bit of data.

 

[Thor]

This is good SSD prices must come down!

Bring on the Atom drives

 

[ToxicBunny]

You are aware that this was from IBM Research, and required a Scanning Tunneling electron microscope to achieve, so many millions of dollars of very large hardware...

This will have minimal impact on storage for a good long while.

 

[Thor]

You are aware that this was from IBM Research, and required a Scanning Tunneling electron microscope to achieve, so many millions of dollars of very large hardware...

This will have minimal impact on storage for a good long while.

I'm young. I have time.