The 500,000 GB MP3 Player

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Can you even imagine an MP3 player with a 500,000 GB capacity? It?s pretty much beyond belief. The most generous player today can only hold around 40,000 songs ? they?d hardly make a dent on this.

The thing is, it could easily happen. Scientists at the University of Glasgow have created a nanotechnology breakthrough that could increase storage capacity by 150,000 times. It could mean 500,000 GB on a single chip and inch square.

The Glasgow scientists worked to create the molecule-sized switch that?s at the heart of it all.
Professor Lee Cronin at the University of Glasgow said,
?What we have done is find a way to potentially increase the data storage capabilities in a radical way. We have been able to assemble a functional nanocluster that incorporates two electron donating groups, and position them precisely 0.32 nm apart so that they can form a totally new type of molecular switching device.

The key advantage of the molecule sized switch is information / transistor density in traditional semi-conductors. Molecule sized switches would lead to increasing data storage to say 4 Petabits per square inch. This breakthrough shows conceptually that this is possible (showing the bulk effect) but we are yet to solve the fabrication and addressing problems.

The fact these switches work on carbon means that they could be embedded in plastic chips so silicon is not needed and the system becomes much more flexible both physically and technologically.?

=o

if they can be mass produced (cheaply) i want a new harddrive!

linky

[no_fear]

Jesus...You would never run out of space basically!:P

[Gldm]

Was talking about a 6EB (Exabyte, 1000 Petabytes, 1,000,000 Terabytes, or 1,000,000,000 Gigabytes) in one of my recent NAG columns ya know. Did some analysis of the feasibility. It'll get here.

[Chevron]

Was talking about a 6EB (Exabyte, 1000 Petabytes, 1,000,000 Terabytes, or 1,000,000,000 Gigabytes) in one of my recent NAG columns ya know. Did some analysis of the feasibility. It'll get here.

It was also in a thread somewhere as well. Question is have space would it take up have a completely accurate image of someone star trek holodeck image style.

[wir]

Question is have space would it take up have a completely accurate image of someone star trek holodeck image style.

How detailed would it be though, in what way would the 'image' be stored?

Was talking about a 6EB (Exabyte, 1000 Petabytes, 1,000,000 Terabytes, or 1,000,000,000 Gigabytes) in one of my recent NAG columns ya know. Did some analysis of the feasibility. It'll get here.

I remember seeing and skimming through. Sounds interesting, which month's column was it?

[Deviation]

Time to get a new upgrade.

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I love how everyone just keeps saying "look, this is what we could possibly do(fine print: But it'll take 10 years)"! Stop showing us concepts and show us something we can actually use!