Progress never stops. Here's a possible new advance in memory...

Progress never stops. Here's a possible new advance in memory technology. It's in a very early stage and the article isn't clear on whether it is proposed for volatile or non-volatile memory. I suspect it is not NVM, but I'm no expert.

https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/paving-the-way-to-extremely-fast-compact-computer-memory/

Paving the way to extremely fast, compact computer memory
Technology News | August 21, 2024
By Wisse Hettinga

MULTIFERROICS QUANTUMMEMORY

For decades, scientists have been studying a group of unusual materials called multiferroics that could be useful for a range of applications including computer memory, chemical sensors and quantum computers

Multiferroics have a special property called magnetoelectric coupling, which means that you can manipulate magnetic properties of the material with an electric field and vice versa, electric properties with magnetic fields. The researchers found NiI₂ has greater magnetoelectric coupling than any known material of its kind, making it a prime candidate for technology advances.

“Unveiling these effects at the scale of atomically thin nickel iodide flakes was a formidable challenge,” said Frank Gao, a postdoctoral fellow in physics at UT and co-lead author of the paper, “but our success presents a significant advancement in the field of multiferroics.”

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