Articles tagged with Data Storage
A newly discovered Intel processor vulnerability, Foreshadow, could compromise secure information on Intel-based PCs since 2008. Patches are available to protect against both variants of the attack, which use side channel attacks and speculative execution to gain access to systems.
Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a new, atomic-scale rewritable memory that can store 45 million songs on the surface of a quarter. This breakthrough technology can withstand normal temperatures and is road-ready for commercial use, promising to revolutionize data storage and archival.
Researchers aim to create storage systems integrating synthetic biology with semiconductor technology, potentially storing 1,000 times more data than current capabilities. The goal is to develop devices with greater storage capacity and lower power usage.
Sandia National Laboratories has built a scaled test assembly to mimic a dry cask storage container for spent nuclear fuel. The team is providing new data on how fuel temperatures change during storage and affect the integrity of the metal cladding surrounding the spent fuel.
Researchers have discovered the elementary steps of magnetization loss in ferrimagnets when suddenly heated. The process occurs on two time scales: a fast scale of 1 picosecond (ps) where atomic spins heat up, and a slower scale of 100 nanoseconds (ns).
Dr. Guofei Gu's research team analyzed 10,000 mobile apps and found widespread inconsistencies in web API implementations that can lead to attacks compromising user security and privacy. The WARDroid framework uses static analysis and HTTP request monitoring to identify vulnerabilities.
Tiny nano-sized crystals of salt can store digital information using light, offering a promising alternative to traditional magnetic and solid-state data storage. The technology demonstrates rewritable data storage in crystals that are hundreds of times smaller than visible to the human eye.
EPFL researchers use Scanning Tunneling Microscopy to demonstrate the stability of a holmium single-atom magnet in extreme conditions. They achieve record-breaking coercivity and show that these atoms can withstand high temperatures without demagnetizing.
A new model of nanometric square material's changing magnetic state could be the basis for future ultrahigh density data storage. By controlling the interactions between individual nanomagnets, researchers aim to improve data storage in electronic and medical applications.
A Stanford study using nectar-dwelling yeast found that relative nonlinearity is crucial for species coexistence, contradicting common assumptions among ecologists. The research used microcosms to gather data on the complex interactions between yeasts and environmental conditions.
Antiferromagnetic materials enable terahertz processing rates, increasing data density and writing speed. This breakthrough technology overcomes the limitations of ferromagnetic materials, allowing for faster data transfer and processing.
The new Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-EM is one of three national centers established by the National Institutes of Health to boost access to cryo-electron microscopy. This technology allows scientists to see individual atoms in a molecule or protein with striking clarity, revolutionizing structural biology research.
Three new classes of domain walls have been discovered in helimagnets, characterized by topological defects. These domain walls exhibit exotic magnetic properties that could be used for future data transfer and storage technologies. Researchers are now attempting to direct these walls with an electric current.
Scientists have created an atomically thin magnetic device that can store data at a greater density and with improved energy efficiency. The breakthrough could revolutionize cloud computing and consumer electronics by enabling multi-bit information storage and reducing operation energy.
Researchers at UNH have found a novel material combination that enables more stable perpendicular anisotropic energy, leading to larger amounts of data storage in smaller environments. This breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize information technology, enabling smaller and safer computers.
New nanoparticle-based films can holographically archive more than 1000 times more data than a DVD in a small piece of film. The technology could enable tiny wearable devices that capture and store 3-D images with realistic detail.
A University of Oklahoma study analyzes 370,000 Landsat images to reveal divergent trends in US surface water bodies from 1984 to 2016. Climate was the primary driver behind decreasing trends in southwest and northwest states and increasing trends in southeast and northern Great Plains states.
Scientists have developed a new type of high-capacity optical disk that can hold data securely for over 600 years, addressing the world's data storage problem. The technology enables a significant leap in capacity and lifespan compared to traditional hard disk drives.
Northwestern University researchers have discovered a new design approach for creating catalysts that can accelerate chemical reactions and processes, including clean energy conversion and storage. The method has the potential to impact various industries such as pharmaceuticals, optical data storage, and petroleum products.
The researchers examine proposed remedies designed to reduce the degree of irreproducibility in scientific findings. They recommend reforms tailored to research type and goals, emphasizing the importance of sharing reliable and important data, while maintaining strict vigilance to ensure quality reporting.
During slow wave sleep, brain strengthens neural connections for important information and weakens those for irrelevant data. This process helps to improve signal-to-noise ratio and ensures stronger, consolidated memories.
Salk Institute scientists discover brain's memory storage is dynamic, with some synapses growing larger and others shrinking as a result of learning. This balance allows for increased overall storage capacity, enabling the brain to store more information.
LMIC researchers face concerns over national ownership and unequal publishing opportunities when sharing open datasets. To address these issues, increased investment in LMIC data management infrastructure and international policy frameworks are proposed.
Researchers discovered ways to improve computing efficiency in cloud-based containers, reducing latency by utilizing caching and prefetching. The study analyzed 38 million requests and 181.3 TB of traces, finding that younger nonproduction registries experience lower loads compared to production systems.
Researchers created a quantum many-body system using trapped atoms in an artificial crystal, enabling them to study the physics of magnetic materials. By controlled shaking of the crystal, they switched between two forms of magnetic order, a crucial process for data storage.
Research found discrepancies between satellite and global model estimates of land water storage in 186 river basins worldwide. GRACE satellites measured changes in water storage, which differed from simulations made by seven commonly used models. The study highlights the need for improved regional assessments to ensure accurate water a...
Researchers compared global water storage trends from 2002-2014 using GRACE satellite data and seven hydrology models. The study found that model projections of climate and human-induced changes are likely underestimates.
Researchers developed ultra-thin memory storage device combining nanoscale memory and transistors, paving the way for advanced computing systems.
The next-generation SuperMUC-NG will provide more compute power for scientists, enabling them to tackle complex problems and simulate earthquakes with greater accuracy. The new supercomputer will use warm-water cooling and advanced storage capabilities to reduce power consumption and address data management challenges.
A research team from Kiel University has successfully placed a new class of spin-crossover molecules onto a surface and improved their storage capacity. The result could theoretically increase the storage density of conventional hard drives by more than one hundred fold, enabling data carriers to be made significantly smaller.
Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology have successfully recorded non-error data in magnetic holographic memory, reducing energy consumption and improving reconstruction performance. The breakthrough enables high-volume data storage with ultra-high density and speed, potentially surpassing Blu-ray discs.
A team from Peking University successfully experimentally demonstrated a 70Gb/s optical link using an 18GHz band-limited VCSEL and multimode fibers. This achievement showcases the potential for realizing high-speed data transmission in data centers using low-cost and band-limited devices. The study's results have important scientific s...
Professor Sam H. Noh recognized by ACM for significant accomplishments in system software and data storage technology. He is the only Korean among the 2017 cohort of distinguished members, who have made substantial impact on the computing industry.
The new system will meet its successor, Forschungszentrum Jülich and the international IT company Atos have agreed at the SC17 supercomputing conference. Modular supercomputing is an idea conceived by Dr Lippert almost 20 years ago.
Chromosol's new material technology enables faster and more energy-efficient communication between chips, reducing power consumption and increasing data transfer speed. The tech has the potential to significantly reduce energy use in data centres, a growing problem with environmental impact.
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology develop 'Refinable Attack INvestigation' (RAIN) software to automate cyber attack investigation. The system provides a detailed record of intrusions, even if attackers covered their tracks, allowing investigators to quickly identify the extent and impact of network or computer system attacks.
Scientists successfully read several bytes of data stored on a molecular scale using synthetic polymers, setting a new benchmark for data storage. The breakthrough enables the use of polymers in hard drives to reduce size by 100 times.
Scientists have discovered a way to create and control skyrmions at will in specific locations, paving the way for a new form of data storage. This breakthrough enables the storage of vast amounts of data in a tiny area, potentially extending Moore's Law.
Researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design have created prototype strain engineered materials that enable fast switching in data storage, outperforming current phase change memory technologies. The new material's energy efficiency and reduced switching time could impact new 3D memory architectures.
Physicists have imaged spiral magnetic ordering in multiferroic material bismuth ferrite using quantum sensors. The discovery paves the way for advances in research into these promising materials for data storage devices.
Researchers have made an important step toward understanding optically controlled magnetic storage devices, finding that laser light plays a key role in toggling magnetisation alignments. The study reveals the formation of a ring-shaped region around the tiny laser spot and its impact on the material's temperature distribution.
Researchers have made a breakthrough in storing data with single molecules, achieving magnetic hysteresis at -213 °C, which is close to the temperature of liquid nitrogen. This discovery could lead to more energy-efficient data storage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Researchers have successfully produced a 'quantum egg-box' with hundreds of thousands of artificially arranged fluxons, enabling stable non-equilibrium states. This breakthrough paves the way for developing fast computer circuits based on fluxons with enhanced speed and reduced heat dissipation.
Researchers at MIT and Stanford developed a 3D chip that integrates computing and data storage, overcoming communication bottlenecks. The chip uses carbon nanotubes and RRAM cells, enabling dense and fine-grained integration of computating and data storage.
Researchers at EPFL challenge fundamental law of physics and discover asymmetric resonant and wave-guiding systems capable of storing large amounts of energy over prolonged periods while maintaining broad bandwidths. The breakthrough has implications for telecommunications, optical detection systems, and broadband energy harvesting.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University found a way to store digital data in half the space required by current systems. They developed an optical storage system using polymer films containing two dyes, which can represent information using a quaternary code.
Researchers developed a magnetoelectric random access memory cell that can increase power efficiency and decrease heat waste by orders of magnitude for read operations at room temperature. This innovation has the potential to aid production of devices with lower energy consumption, such as instant-on laptops and data storage centers.
Researchers at the University of Basel and Paul Scherrer Institute have produced a wafer-thin ferrimagnet by arranging phthalocyanine molecules on a gold surface in a checkerboard pattern. The material exhibits two-dimensional magnetic properties, making it suitable for applications such as sensors and quantum computing.
Global weather events, particularly droughts, significantly impact wheat prices, research suggests. Trade policies, including hoarding and export bans, can exacerbate these effects.
The Owens Cluster is the most powerful supercomputer in Ohio Supercomputer Center history, featuring a peak performance of 1.5 petaflops. It provides a massive increase in computing power and storage space for researchers, enabling them to make extraordinary discoveries and innovations.
A group of researchers has developed a method to control magnetism by curving nanomagnets, inducing chiral textures within the magnetization field. This discovery could lead to stable vortex-antivortex pairs for future data storage and random access memory devices.
Researchers use Scanning Tunneling Microscope to store and read information in individual holmium atoms, achieving unprecedented miniaturization of storage media. The discovery could revolutionize quantum computing and pave the way for high-density data storage.
Researchers have developed a DNA storage method called DNA Fountain that approaches the theoretical maximum for DNA storage, storing 60% more data than previous efforts. The technique uses a coding approach to randomly package information and reassemble it in order, minimizing errors and allowing for reliable retrieval of stored data.
Researchers propose a new therapy for Gaucher disease by blocking the molecule C5aR1, which drives inflammation and organ damage. The treatment may offer fewer risks and lower costs than current therapies.
Researchers have found a way to make memory chips perform computing tasks, leading to faster and thinner mobile devices and computers. The new computing circuit uses state-of-the-art memory chips to process data in four states instead of two, boosting processing speeds by at least two times.
Chemists at KIT have developed a method to control the setup of precision polymers by light-induced chemical reactions. This allows for precise arrangement of chain links, leading to defined properties and potential applications as storage systems or synthetic biomolecules. The new synthesis reaction is reported in Nature Communications.
Scientists at Kazan University developed a new principle of optical storage based on tip-enhanced Raman scattering effect to overcome the diffraction limit. The new technology enables up to 1 Pb/dm2 storage capacity, approximately equal to 1 million standard DVDs.
EPFL scientists developed a new perovskite material with rapid and reversible magnetic properties, enabling high-density data storage systems. The material's unique photovoltaic properties allow for easy manipulation of its magnetic order via light illumination.
Researchers at UCSB have developed a functional nanoscale computing device, operating on an unconventional type of logic that could be packed into a block no bigger than 50 nanometers. This technology has the potential to store and process data much faster, reducing energy consumption and increasing computing efficiency.
Physicists create a memory bit that traps and releases electrons with laser excitation, storing vast amounts of data in an atomic-sized defect. The resulting storage densities would be hundreds of thousands of times larger than existing Blu-ray technology.