1 nanosecond access time and storage time of a decade!

Much faster and more efficient, less heat generated. 

 

 

Spintronics!
 

Sounds like a good name for a mid-1960s Motown group.

 

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21 hours ago, martin-w said:

1 nanosecond access time and storage time of a decade!

Much faster and more efficient, less heat generated. 

 

I agree, this looks like a major step forward in data storage.  Faster access, less energy consumption, reduced heat generation, all this means better battery life and for data centers, they could be much more economical.

Yes, it was the data centre power consumption issue that I was thinking of.

19 hours ago, martin-w said:

Yes, it was the data centre power consumption issue that I was thinking of.

Also water consumption.  As I understand it, data centers consume huge quantities of water in order to dissipate the generated heat.

 

1 hour ago, stans said:

Also water consumption.

Yep.