Researchers Create Cheap, Flexible, Plastic Flash Memory

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."

Comments

Re:The flexible fad...repeats itself...

[MikeMacK]

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

Re:Secure content transfer

[noidentity]

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.