Here is some more info I got from Google's cache for http://www.cmruk.com/cmrKHD.html
KEELE HIGH DENSITY
LTD
UPDATE - November
2000
During 1999 Keele High Density Ltd. (KHD) announced that it
had developed a very high density memory system capable of holding 2.3TB of
memory in the space of a credit card.
Further work since then has resulted in some significant
upward changes to both the capacities previously stated and to the applications
the KHD technology addresses. Some of
this work is continuing, and there are further patent applications to be
filed. The information available publicly
is necessarily restricted until those patents have been filed.
The very high data densities are achieved through a
combination of many different factors - some relating to the physical
properties of the recording media, and some to the way of processing and
handling data. The physical memory
system is a hybrid combination of magneto-optics and silicon. The KHD memory system is applicable to both
rotating and fixed media, and is not dependent on the laser-based
media-addressing system used. Following
the work undertaken since last year, the following data capacities are
achievable:
a)
For rotating media, at DVD size, a single-sided
capacity of 245 GB using a red laser.b)
For fixed media, a single-sided capacity of 45 GB/cm,
giving a total capacity of 3.6 TB on the surface area of a credit card,
double-sided and using a red laser.
Using a violet laser (now being introduced), the capacity at credit card
size will be 10.8 TB.
In last year's announcement from KHD the primary focus was
on the fixed media application, which with a novel form of laser addressing,
could be described as 'near solid state' - involving no moving parts in the
conventional sense. However, this
aspect of the technology will require some further R&D work to bring it to
a mass-production scale - although it is believed that this will not present
insurmountable difficulties. These
constraints do not apply to existing rotating media applications (for example,
DVD), using conventional laser systems, and there are no reasons why the KHD
technology cannot be implemented within a short timescale - measured literally
in months.
A major development arising out of KHD's work over recent
months, is that the technology achieving these very high data density figures
has application not just for memory systems, but will also produce significant
enhancements for the transmission and processing of data generally. This means that KHD's technology can achieve
an effective increase in bandwidth capacity, because the very high data density
properties, which are in addition to those from conventional compression
methods, allow so much more data to be transmitted over a given bandwidth. The same advantages are also felt in terms
of processing speeds. Work on this
aspect of KHD's technology is continuing, but the current calculations show
that an effective eight-times increase in bandwidth capacity and processor
speed can be achieved.
KHD's development represents a fundamental advance in
computing technology, with the benefits being felt across many industry areas.
Following completion of the patenting position, KHD will be looking to license
the technology to companies for mass-production, and for the ongoing R&D
work needed to make the 'solid-state' memory commercially viable.
The technology has been developed by Professor Ted Williams
at Keele University, Staffordshire, England, over a period of thirteen years.
PROFILE: Ted Williams is Professor Emeritus of Optoelectronics at Keele
University, Staffs, England, and visiting Professor of Electronic Engineering
at South Bank University, London.
Professor Williams was Director of Research with Sir Godfrey Hounsfield,
Nobel Prizewinner, working on the invention and creation of the first NMR
Scanner at Hammersmith Hospital, London.
He has also held directorships with major international companies. His main focus over the last thirteen years
has been the research and development of 3-dimensional magneto-optical
recording systems.
KHD's licensing and funding arrangements are managed by Mike
Downey, Managing Director of Cavendish Management Resources. CMR is a venture capital and executive
management company, based in London.
CMR has supported the development of this technology.
Further information
from:
Mike Downey
Managing Director
CMR, 31 Harley
Street, London W1N 1DA
Tel:
+44-(0)20-7636-1744 Fax:
+44-(0)20-7636-5639
Email: cmr@cmruk.com Web:
www.cmruk.com
EETimes published this
article
back in 1999, which has a little more detail. Funny there was a theoretical 2 year time period about possible commercial products then too.
His point seems to be that the OS is not to been seen by the user. Palm has a hidden OS. The advantage of Linux is that it is very flexible. A computer appliance can be made with Linux as its hidden OS.
(The same is true of OS X's Darwin.) With Linux it can be done.
I find this to be a "killer app" or should I say a "killer lib" for KDE. From my perspective it appears that people are hot on Gnome because of Bonobo. Now they can have KDE and Bonobo.
To be able to embed other non-KDE applications will indirectly promote the KParts component system and KDE will end up with a greater mind share of the community. Way to go!
Ever noticed that it is always a two edge sword when in comes to technology. Here is an example of large amounts of power from a little bit of material, but the cost if something goes wrong is high. Is there some technological thing that is wonderful without some sort of cost?
Computers for instance has hazardous waste products in their making as well as in their disposal.
I wonder if eventually it can be set up to do some collabrative peer to peer stuff. Maybe something like Groove, but much more flexible. What do you think?
Do you look at the ads? I seldom do much more than glance, if that, in newspapers and web sites. On TV I usually go out and do something else during the commercials. Ads in free software don't bother me because I don't pay any attention to them.
This shows how amazing the universe we live in is and how little we really know about it. I wonder if those clusters so far off are really clusters or if they are something else. Also I wonder if the red shift they use to measure the distance is a relatively accurate measure of distance in all cases.
I know that this is the best we can do with our "remote sensing" of the stars, but what if our models are wrong and we should be thinking differently. (Or maybe it is just that the universe is more complex than we have previously imagined.)
Vision and Purpose is something that humans desire. They want a better life for themselves and their life to have meaning. This is one aspect of spirituality and religion. The internet does promote individualistic thought, but people want to belong to communities such as slashdot.
I see already "sacred" communities of like minded people forming on the internet. These communities speak to the needs of their members as well as reach out to others. One of the great advantages of the internet is that these communities can exist with members from all over the world.
Christianity as well as other faiths are already forming these communities. These communities exist on the internet and on mailing lists and newsgroups. The internet is providing a way to connect with other like minded people across great distances.
This article does impact our view of the world and reality. Rees points out how very unlikely it is for this universe to have been formed by chance, but I think it is not possible for him to seriously consider some sort of intellegence designing the universe. His dismissal of a creator because the universe displays a certain "ugliness and complexity" is a very subjective remark. He assumes the creator would agree with his ideas of elegance, simplicity, and beauty. I suspect a lot of people disagree with that remark. He is blinded by his view of reality that does not include something/someone like God, instead he has to accept an infinite number of universes to make this one possible.
We are all blinded in someway by our view of reality. We need to every now and then stop and review the assumptions to see if they remain reasonable and if a more correct view of reality can be gained by adjusting our assumptions.
My assumptions include God and I have seen intellegent design in the world around me. Maybe I am blind to something. I do check my assumptions against what I learn about this universe. I find that reality can be best explained by the Christian Faith. (Check out the historical documents considering Jesus Christ and start asking "what if" in regard to your assumptions. Warning too many assumptions are made and propagated about the Christian Faith that are just not true.)
Re:A scientist and a Christian ...
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You cannot be a scientist and a Christian at the same time
This illustrates the thread's point about defining terms. From your perspective a scientist must have the axioms of the scientific method as the scientist's world view (belief system) in order to be a scientist. That world view is usually called "Naturalism".
I on the the other hand use the scientific method as a tool to discover more about God's creation. Using that tool professionally makes me a scientist. I don't have to buy into all the axioms of "Naturalism" to be scientist. I have not sacrificed strict consistency for I am using the scientific method only as a tool. (Naturalism and Christianity share many axioms.)
It is the difference in world views that create a lot of misunderstanding. I have found that the Christian world view describes reality best. Naturalism has its limitations. You may disagree.
It is hard to talk to someone with a different view of the world. Everyone makes assumptions or has axioms. This does NOT mean that everything is relative. I do believe that there is only one reality and that the truth can be found.
I have found a good book which has helped me understand some of the other world views. It is The Universe Next Door by James Sire. I recommend this book to anyone.
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KEELE HIGH DENSITY LTD
UPDATE - November 2000 During 1999 Keele High Density Ltd. (KHD) announced that it had developed a very high density memory system capable of holding 2.3TB of memory in the space of a credit card. Further work since then has resulted in some significant upward changes to both the capacities previously stated and to the applications the KHD technology addresses. Some of this work is continuing, and there are further patent applications to be filed. The information available publicly is necessarily restricted until those patents have been filed. The very high data densities are achieved through a combination of many different factors - some relating to the physical properties of the recording media, and some to the way of processing and handling data. The physical memory system is a hybrid combination of magneto-optics and silicon. The KHD memory system is applicable to both rotating and fixed media, and is not dependent on the laser-based media-addressing system used. Following the work undertaken since last year, the following data capacities are achievable: a) For rotating media, at DVD size, a single-sided capacity of 245 GB using a red laser. b) For fixed media, a single-sided capacity of 45 GB/cm, giving a total capacity of 3.6 TB on the surface area of a credit card, double-sided and using a red laser. Using a violet laser (now being introduced), the capacity at credit card size will be 10.8 TB. In last year's announcement from KHD the primary focus was on the fixed media application, which with a novel form of laser addressing, could be described as 'near solid state' - involving no moving parts in the conventional sense. However, this aspect of the technology will require some further R&D work to bring it to a mass-production scale - although it is believed that this will not present insurmountable difficulties. These constraints do not apply to existing rotating media applications (for example, DVD), using conventional laser systems, and there are no reasons why the KHD technology cannot be implemented within a short timescale - measured literally in months. A major development arising out of KHD's work over recent months, is that the technology achieving these very high data density figures has application not just for memory systems, but will also produce significant enhancements for the transmission and processing of data generally. This means that KHD's technology can achieve an effective increase in bandwidth capacity, because the very high data density properties, which are in addition to those from conventional compression methods, allow so much more data to be transmitted over a given bandwidth. The same advantages are also felt in terms of processing speeds. Work on this aspect of KHD's technology is continuing, but the current calculations show that an effective eight-times increase in bandwidth capacity and processor speed can be achieved. KHD's development represents a fundamental advance in computing technology, with the benefits being felt across many industry areas. Following completion of the patenting position, KHD will be looking to license the technology to companies for mass-production, and for the ongoing R&D work needed to make the 'solid-state' memory commercially viable. The technology has been developed by Professor Ted Williams at Keele University, Staffordshire, England, over a period of thirteen years. PROFILE: Ted Williams is Professor Emeritus of Optoelectronics at Keele University, Staffs, England, and visiting Professor of Electronic Engineering at South Bank University, London. Professor Williams was Director of Research with Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, Nobel Prizewinner, working on the invention and creation of the first NMR Scanner at Hammersmith Hospital, London. He has also held directorships with major international companies. His main focus over the last thirteen years has been the research and development of 3-dimensional magneto-optical recording systems. KHD's licensing and funding arrangements are managed by Mike Downey, Managing Director of Cavendish Management Resources. CMR is a venture capital and executive management company, based in London. CMR has supported the development of this technology. Further information from: Mike Downey Managing Director CMR, 31 Harley Street, London W1N 1DA Tel: +44-(0)20-7636-1744 Fax: +44-(0)20-7636-5639 Email: cmr@cmruk.com Web: www.cmruk.comEETimes published this article back in 1999, which has a little more detail. Funny there was a theoretical 2 year time period about possible commercial products then too.
His point seems to be that the OS is not to been seen by the user. Palm has a hidden OS. The advantage of Linux is that it is very flexible. A computer appliance can be made with Linux as its hidden OS. (The same is true of OS X's Darwin.) With Linux it can be done.
To be able to embed other non-KDE applications will indirectly promote the KParts component system and KDE will end up with a greater mind share of the community. Way to go!
Computers for instance has hazardous waste products in their making as well as in their disposal.
I wonder if eventually it can be set up to do some collabrative peer to peer stuff. Maybe something like Groove, but much more flexible. What do you think?
Do you look at the ads? I seldom do much more than glance, if that, in newspapers and web sites. On TV I usually go out and do something else during the commercials. Ads in free software don't bother me because I don't pay any attention to them.
I know that this is the best we can do with our "remote sensing" of the stars, but what if our models are wrong and we should be thinking differently. (Or maybe it is just that the universe is more complex than we have previously imagined.)
I see already "sacred" communities of like minded people forming on the internet. These communities speak to the needs of their members as well as reach out to others. One of the great advantages of the internet is that these communities can exist with members from all over the world.
Christianity as well as other faiths are already forming these communities. These communities exist on the internet and on mailing lists and newsgroups. The internet is providing a way to connect with other like minded people across great distances.
We are all blinded in someway by our view of reality. We need to every now and then stop and review the assumptions to see if they remain reasonable and if a more correct view of reality can be gained by adjusting our assumptions.
My assumptions include God and I have seen intellegent design in the world around me. Maybe I am blind to something. I do check my assumptions against what I learn about this universe. I find that reality can be best explained by the Christian Faith. (Check out the historical documents considering Jesus Christ and start asking "what if" in regard to your assumptions. Warning too many assumptions are made and propagated about the Christian Faith that are just not true.)
This illustrates the thread's point about defining terms. From your perspective a scientist must have the axioms of the scientific method as the scientist's world view (belief system) in order to be a scientist. That world view is usually called "Naturalism".
I on the the other hand use the scientific method as a tool to discover more about God's creation. Using that tool professionally makes me a scientist. I don't have to buy into all the axioms of "Naturalism" to be scientist. I have not sacrificed strict consistency for I am using the scientific method only as a tool. (Naturalism and Christianity share many axioms.)
It is the difference in world views that create a lot of misunderstanding. I have found that the Christian world view describes reality best. Naturalism has its limitations. You may disagree.
I have found a good book which has helped me understand some of the other world views. It is The Universe Next Door by James Sire. I recommend this book to anyone.
BTW I am a scientist and a Christian.