Nanotube Lube Replenishment for Massive Drives

PetManimal writes "Techworld reports that Seagate has just patented something called 'Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording,' which features nanotechnology and could lead to a 1.46TB 2.5-in. drive. The article says 'Storing data properly in extremely small areas requires the magnetic material to be heated during the writing phase, but this causes the lubricant film deposited on top of the magnetized recording layer to evaporate. Seagate's patent resolves this problem by having a reservoir inside the disk casing that contains nanotube-based lubricant. Some of this is periodically pumped out as a vapor and deposited on the surface of the disk, replenishing the evaporated lubricant.'"

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Yes English spelling sucks but like inches, feet, and miles I am afraid we are stuck with them. Before anyone bashes the US for not going metric I have to tell you that I have seen miles, gallons, and pounds used in UK motorcycle magazines. And I bet you don't go to the pub of .5 liters of beer.