IBM Discovers How to Store Data in a Dozen Atoms
January 13, 2012 No CommentsSOURCE: TechNewsWorld
Scientists at IBM have apparently discovered the absolute minimum amount of data required to store a bit of data: a dozen atoms. They stored code for the word “think” using under 100 iron atoms, using a scanning tunneling microscope to engineer antiferromagnetically coupled atoms that store data for hours at low temperatures.