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Nanodots Breakthrough May Lead to 'A Library On One Chip'
April 28, 2010
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A researcher at North Carolina State University has developed a computer chip that can store an unprecedented amount of data--enough to hold an entire library's worth of information on a single chip. The new chip stems from a breakthrough in the use of nanodots, or nanoscale magnets, and represents a significant advance in computer-memory technology.
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