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Linux Today - Researchers one step closer to 'bootless' computer

Researchers one step closer to 'bootless' computer
Oct 19, 2010, 22 :32 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (640 reads)

(Other stories by Lucas Mearian)

"Physicists at the University of California, Riverside have made a breakthrough in developing a "spin computer," which would combine logic with nonvolatile memory, bypassing the need for computers to boot up.

"The new transistor technology, which one lead scientist believes could become a reality in about five years, would reduce power consumption to the point where eventually computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices could remain on all the time.

"The breakthrough came when scientists at UC Riverside successfully injected a spinning electron into a resistor material called graphene, which is essentially a very thin layer of graphite, just like you might find in a pencil. The graphene in this case is one atom thick."

Complete Story
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191460/Researchers_one_step_closer_to_bootless_computer_

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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-10-19-029-35-NW-HW

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