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Researchers Create Cheap, Flexible, Plastic Flash Memory

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the cheap-plastic-now-cutting-edge dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the University of Tokyo, led by electrical engineering professor Takao Someya, have created a new kind of low-cost, plastic, flash memory storage device. Although not as dense or stable as its silicon cousin, the plastic flash memory is useful because of its low cost, simple manufacturing process, and potential use in e-paper or other flexible devices. To demonstrate the memory, Someya's group integrated a 676-memory-cell device with a rubber pressure sensor. The flexible sensor-memory device, which is less than 700 micrometers thick, can record pressure patterns and retain them for up to a day."

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  1. Cheap, Flexible, Plastic? by gyrogeerloose · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like the ethics of your typical politician.

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    This ain't rocket surgery.
  2. The flexible fad...repeats itself... by MindPrison · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Tell me that you haven't heard this before?

    - Flexible displays
    - Flexible PCB's
    - Flexible Chips

    Yes, they've been around since the 80's. But have they ever been used? No!

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    What this world is coming to - is for you and me to decide.
    1. Re:The flexible fad...repeats itself... by MikeMacK · · Score: 4, Funny

      Come on, try and be a little flexible on this...

  3. Re:Secure content transfer by noidentity · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This sounds like a good idea for transferring content securely. The contents of the memory will degrade in a short time, making it ideal for carrying sensitive data.

    There's a difference between unreliably storing data after a day, and reliably destroying all data after a day.