In Yahoo’s technology blog, on
January 13, 2012, there was a video and article about IBM storing 1 bit of data
on what amounts to a 12 atom hard drive. In accordance with Moore’s Law, things
are getting smaller! Current hard drives use about a million atoms to store one
bit of data. Using a scanning tunneling microscope, the same data was placed on
the 12 atom hard drive. The atoms are manipulated and magnetized, and then can
be used to store data. According to the video, IBM builds the structure one
atom at a time. They work with the
existing magnetic properties in the atoms.
This won’t be on shelves for about five to ten
years, however, due to the fact that it can only operate at extremely low temperatures
because of all the thermal energy used; it operates at 5 degrees Kelvin or 451
degrees Fahrenheit. You can find the
video and article at http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/ibm-creates-amazing-atomic-level-hard-drive-223951544.html
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