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Researchers from Ohio State University have developed shiitake-based devices that can act as organic memristors, a type of data processor. These devices demonstrated similar reproducible memory effects to semiconductor-based chips and showed potential for creating low-cost, environmentally friendly brain-inspired computing components.

SourceOhio State University·JournalPLOS One·DateOct 24, 2025

Spin current observations from organic semiconductor side

A team at Osaka Metropolitan University has designed a multilayer device to investigate spin currents, using an organic semiconductor material with a long spin relaxation time. This allows direct observation of phenomena due to spin current generation and enables researchers to gain deeper insights into the properties of spin currents.

SourceOsaka Metropolitan University·JournalAdvanced Electronic Materials·TypeExperimental study·DateOct 30, 2024
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Photochromic bismuth complexes show great promise for optical memory elements

Researchers at Skoltech have designed a photosensitive bismuth complex that can be used as an advanced optically triggered material for memory devices. The device can switch between two quasi-stable electrical states in response to light and electric bias, enabling high-density data recording.

SourceSkolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)·JournalChemical Communications·DateJul 24, 2020

Skoltech scientists found a way to control the electrical characteristics of optical memory devices

Researchers from Skoltech have identified relationships between photochromic material structure and device electrical performance. The study found that certain molecular structures improve switching speed and reliability, paving the way for the development of new organic memory elements.

SourceSkolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)·JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry C·DateJun 28, 2019
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Highly flexible organic flash memory for foldable and disposable electronics

Researchers at KAIST developed ultra-flexible organic flash memory that can be applied to non-conventional substrates like plastics and papers. The memory technology exhibits a significantly-long projected retention rate with programming voltages on par with industrial standards.

SourceThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)·JournalNature Communications·DateNov 6, 2017

Breakthrough development of flexible 1D-1R memory cell array

Researchers at KIST developed a 64-bit, non-volatile memory cell array using flexible and twistable carbon nano material and organo-polymer compound. The 1D-1R architecture enables accurate data storage and retrieval in a curved state.

SourceKorea Institute of Science and Technology·JournalNature Communications·DateFeb 18, 2014
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Future memory

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new class of organic materials that can be used for ferroelectricity, which could improve computer memory and sensing devices. The discovery could save $6 billion in electricity costs annually if used in cloud computing.

SourceNorthwestern University·JournalNature·DateAug 22, 2012

Warmed-up organic memory transistor has larger memory capacity

Researchers found that organic memory transistors retain their on/off states over a wider voltage range when heated, despite initial decreases in memory window. This temperature-dependent behavior could be useful for applications such as temperature sensing.

SourceAmerican Institute of Physics·JournalApplied Physics Letters·DateJul 29, 2011
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Self-assembled nanocells function as non-volatile memory

Scientists at Rice University develop a new technology that uses disordered nanowires and organic molecules to create functional memory devices. These 'NanoCells' can store information for more than a week without refreshment, far longer than traditional DRAM.

SourceRice University·JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society·DateOct 20, 2003