Making
mass storage devices out of microelectromechanical
systems could marry the best aspects of magnetic
disk drives and memory chips. Imagine the
equivalent of a 10 GB hard drive in your wristwatch.
A microscopic actuator sets the stage. Full
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Shaky
table top sorts parts
For a computer, bumping a table can be a good way to organize the objects sitting on it.
Society
goes on data binge
Two Berkeley researchers try to get their arms around
how many email messages we send and TV shows we
tape.
Pulse
harbors magnetic mystery
Minuscule magnetic pulses behave differently than we thought, a puzzle that bears on future high-speed data storage devices.
