Recording data using heat could lead to faster, more efficient magnetic recording devices

For the past several decades, it has been assumed that in order to store data on a magnetic medium, a magnetic field must be applied. Recently, however, an international team of scientists discovered that heat can be used instead of a magnetic field. Not only is this method reportedly more energy efficient, but it also theoretically allows for ten times the storage capacity and 300 times the performance of current hard drive technology... Continue Reading Recording data using heat could lead to faster, more efficient magnetic recording devices