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Buckminsterfullerene Strikes Again - Nanotube RAM

Posted by timothy on from the when-it's-in-my-pocket-and-in-retail-stores dept.

putaro writes "Nanotube based RAM, under development by Nantero, promises to deliver densities of over 1 terabit per cm^2, is non-volatile and faster than current DRAM. The Economist has a nice story. Forget about just kicking DRAM's and FLASH's butt, is this finally the end of magnetic storage as well?"

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  1. Re:too bad by kwerle · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Of course, Silicon RAM is to NanoRAM as a kumquat is to a watermelon

    No. Silicon RAM is to NanoRAM as Vacuum tubes are to Silicon. They're both there to do the same thing, it's just that nobody bothers with vacuums (except for a very few special purpose - like audiophiles) because they're old and clunky.

    The point is that you would have faster, non-volitile RAM that would fit into existing hardware.

    No. The point is that you could easily have so much RAM that it would make retrofitting it into a current system look like putting an spoiler on a model-T.

    I'd also imagine that this non-volitile RAM uses next to no power, making it a great potential drop-in replacement for laptops and other portable devices.

    Good thinking. Oh, and let's not forget you wouldn't need to spin a disk at 1000s of RPM, which uses some energy as well.

    This is not an upgrade. It is a change.