Rare Raw Materials Could Herald New Dawn of Computer Memory

Ground-breaking findings have come to light in the Southern Hemisphere where researchers from New Zealand’s Victoria University of Wellington are studying a rare form of material that could pave the way for memory storage that is faster and more reliable than ever before.

High-vacuum apparatus for making thin films of rare-earth nitrides

Known as rare earth nitrides (RENs), the raw natural material consists of a thin magnetic and semiconducting film that grows in an ultra-high vacuum environment.

Justin Briere of memory and storage solutions retailer Data Memory Systems, Inc. says: “Being in the business of retailing state of the art data memory solutions, it is obviously incredibly exciting when new developments such as this come to light. While current memory capacity is extremely high, there is always room for improvement and we look forward to seeing where the Victoria University of Wellington researchers can take their new findings.“

The research team at the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences believe that REN could revolutionise the face of RAM memory, which is not currently capable of retaining information once the host computer is switched off. In working with a magnetic type of RAM that doesn’t disappear, the team are hoping they could not only retain data without power, but also speed up the device and make it use less energy. It could be used, for example, to transform cloud storage which spans multiple servers.

The new findings represent potential for the data memory manufacturing industry should the properties of REN be integrated into RAM computer storage systems. With two new concepts patented, the Victoria University of Wellington team plan to develop the first magnetic memory storage devices utilising the power of REN technology.

Yet developments are still in the early stages and until the new technology is harnessed, reliability can be found at Data Memory Systems and its lighting fast range of in-house memory products.

From flash memory and HDDs to Apple specific products and PC RAM upgrades, the electronics supplier retails a range of memory solutions.

Boasting over 27 years of experience, tech savvy consumers can rely on Data Memory Systems to be at the forefront of retailing the new REN technology should it reach commercial stages.