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Anti-static Polymer Stores Data, Too

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the super-plastics dept.

Tau Zero writes "The BBC reports that a group of scientists (including Stephen Forrest) have discovered a new use for the anti-static plastic film polyethylenedioxythiophene: storing up to a gigabyte per cubic centimeter. The storage technology resembles an old fuse-link PROM; a bit of polymer between two electrodes conducts electricity when new, but a strong pulse turns it into an open circuit. The polymer is already cheap, and read/write speeds are claimed to be good. The researchers predict that this could be made into working devices in a few years (no word on whether this means devices in the laboratory or retail packages)." Update: 11/29 16:34 GMT by CN : Whoops, we already reported this earlier, and I was fooled into thinking it new by the BBC. Given the slump of news due to the holiday weekend, it's still worth mulling over, though.

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  4. Fooled by the BBC? by drinkypoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Being fooled into thinking a story is new by the BBC is like being fooled into thinking a product is secure and efficient by Microsoft. Or, thinking a story is accurate, by CNN.

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