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Researchers Explore Quantum Dot Based NVRAM

Posted by Soulskill on from the where-is-my-quantum-dot-matrix-printer dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property brings us an article describing the possibility of a new type of non-volatile storage based on quantum dot technology. So far, researchers in Germany have achieved 10ns access times and 0.7Hz refresh rates. Their calculations predict that the access time could be maintained for up to a million years. We have discussed other technologies based on quantum dots, such as solar panels and information teleportation. From the Ars Technica article: "Quantum dots can do this because there is more design freedom in setting them up. Normal flash memory relies on the huge potential barrier created by a silicon oxide layer. However, to get electrons across that barrier when writing data to a flash cell requires a lot of energy, energy that destroys the silicon oxide layer. Quantum dots, in contrast, have tunable properties, so the barrier can be kept low."

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  1. access by game+kid · · Score: 4, Funny

    So far, researchers in Germany have achieved 10ns access times and 0.7Hz refresh rates

    Who's accessing my dots??? ...are you accessing my dots?

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  2. Explore? by michaelmalak · · Score: 4, Funny
    Researchers Explore Quantum Dot Based NVRAM

    You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.

    1. Re:Explore? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Correction:

      You are simultaneously in and out of a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.

    2. Re:Explore? by heinousjay · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes.

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  3. I've said it before... by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and I'll say it again. Quantum dots aren't going to be able to store information until we discover quantum dashes to go along with them.

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  4. Nothing new here by destor · · Score: 1, Funny

    ..possibility of a new type of non-volatile storage based on quantum dot technology. So far, researchers in Germany have achieved 10ns access times and 0.7Hz refresh rates. Their calculations predict that the access time could be maintained for up to a million years. We have discussed other technologies based on quantum dots, such as solar panels and information teleportation.

    Blizzard already introduced guild banks, which are pretty much non-volatile storages, except in case of evil guild leader. Also they were discussing about quantum DoT, but settled on SW:P since quantum stuff is not really a part of medi-evil theme. Me thinks ppl are just trying to copy everything from the WoW.

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  5. This technology would have come out sooner... by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... but it was suspended for nearly a decade after the head researcher stepped into the accelerator... and vanished.

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  6. Re:Just What Is A .7 Hz Refresh Rate? by PacoTaco · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just what is a .7 refresh rate?

    Crysis on a 486.

  7. MS-DOS + Dots by cadeon · · Score: 2, Funny

    General failure reading dots.
    Abort, Retry, Fuse?