MADISON – In 1959, physics icon Richard Feynman, in a characteristic back-of-the-envelope calculation, predicted that all the words written in the history of the world could be contained in a cube of ...

The secret to our data storage woes could be an atom or, more precisely, a grid of them. Atoms, the smallest building blocks in nature, have their appeal as a storage medium. We certainly need a new ...

A new chip-based quantum memory uses 3D-printed “light cages” to store light in atomic vapor with high precision. Quantum ...

Tiny 3D-printed “light cages” are giving researchers a new way to catch and hold individual particles of light on a chip, a ...

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) have created an atomic-scale memory using atoms rather than cells of silicon to represent data. This feat represents a first step toward a ...

Dutch researchers have discovered a method of storing atom-sized bits on copper with a density of 500 Terabits per square inch (Tbpsi) — 500 times more dense than the best commercial hard disk ...

The big picture: If successfully scaled to industrial production, these chips could extend Moore's Law into the atomic domain by enabling far greater component density without incurring unsustainable ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The design of atomic-scale magnetic memories got a boost Friday (Feb. 22) with an announcement from IBM Corp. researchers that they have manipulated individual cobalt atoms. The first ...