HP, Princeton Develop New Memory Material

An anonymous reader writes "Hewlett-Packard and Princeton researchers say they've developed a hybrid material that could be used for super-compact electronic memory, making the CD, DVD and similar media seem enormous and clunky by comparison. As reported by Science Blog, 'The researchers achieved the result by discovering a previously unrecognized property of a commonly used conductive polymer plastic coating. Their memory device combines this polymer, which is inexpensive and easy to produce, with very thin-film, silicon-based electronics.'"

Comments

So now..

[DarkHand]

Instead of burning our porn to CD or DVD, we will soon be able to burn our porn to a device using this material? Excellent.

But Can I burn ISOs to this?

[ChinaJoe]

Lets face it. The important question to be asked here is can I burn (or write) image files to this.
For backup purposes only, of course... ;)

Hmmmm...

[GeneralEmergency]

Mental note: Must corner market on Hefty Bags.

5 Years again???

[jetkust]

Ah, yes, the future will come...In 5 to 10 years.

"Can also be used as a plastic wrap..."

[SiliconEntity]

"The device can also be used as a plastic wrap", say the researchers. "We think it brings new meaning to shrink-wrap licensing."

There are getting to be too many complaints...

[DynaSoar]

...about things that were invented/announced/promised and which were never delivered. What's more, these complaints are RIGHT.

This is the 21st century.
Where's my nuclear powered flying family car?
Where's my personal jet pack?
Where's my silver jump suit with big pointy fins on the shoulders? I was supposed to be wearing it on my trip up to the orbital Interstellar House of Pancakes!
By now we should be able to have EVERYTHING IMMEDIATELY, ALL THE TIME! They PROMISED!

I'm sick of being lied to. I say we put together a Slashdot Mobile Undercover Team (SMUT). Their job would be to attack the labs that announce these new things and demand "DELIVER, bonehead, or SHUT UP." And if they don't give a delivery date, we TAKE the widget and go play with it until it breaks. I've got me a 5 pound Craftsman ball peen Miraculous New Device Testing Tool, and I know how to use it.

"We won't get fooled again!" -- St. Daltrey

Re:Not useful for mass distribution of media

[Keighvin]

And we all know that EPROM's are completely useless because of the same thing. Don't show up in anything - not a single device!