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40 Year-Old Discovery Could Define Future of Computing

Posted April 09, 2010 8:52 AM

From BBC News | Technology | World Edition:

The fundamental building blocks of all computing devices could be about to undergo a dramatic change that would allow faster, more efficient machines. Researchers at computer firm Hewlett Packard (HP) have shown off working devices built using memristors - often described as electronics' missing link. These tiny devices were proposed 40 years ago but only fabricated in 2008.

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04/09/2010 9:09 AM

I did not read anything about the length of time data can be stored. Or if anything happens such as degradation of data

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04/10/2010 12:01 AM

Give it time, Phoenix. I wonder at where this may take us.

I am old and can no longer play the game beyond watching and the occasional comment. Still I hope to have some years watching how it plays out.

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04/10/2010 3:43 AM

thinking about it,....yes that is the only true way to see the quality of storage....empirical data...

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04/10/2010 4:11 AM

In an interview on Material World (BBC Radio 4, 4:30pm Thursday 8th April ) it was claimed that the retention was practically indefinite.

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04/10/2010 7:45 AM

this sounds like the ideal component for a neural network.

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