Scientists have devised a new way to switch magnetic computer memory while using far less energy than today's leading technologies. By mathematically optimizing the pulses used to flip digital bits, the method could reduce energy consumption by several orders of magnitude.
Scientists have devised a new way to switch magnetic computer memory while using far less energy than today's leading technologies.
By mathematically optimizing the pulses used to flip digital bits, the method could reduce energy consumption by several orders of magnitude.
Simulations suggest it may bring future memory devices surprisingly close to the fundamental physical limit for processing information.
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Scientists have devised a new way to switch magnetic computer memory while using far less energy than today's leading technologies. By mathematically optimizing the pulses used to flip digital bits, the method could reduce energy consumption by several orders of magnitude. Simulations suggest it may bring future memory devices surprisingly close to the fundamental physical limit for processing information.
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