80°

Uranium could be the future of hard drives

If you’d been putting your money on a bet that SSDs will edge out traditional hard drive technology entirely, you might want to rethink your gamble. Traditional high-capacity moving hard drives will be around for a long time, most likely, and researchers at Nottingham University think they have a way to make them even denser: use depleted Uranium.

KingLizzle4739d ago

Although development of the tech is still at a very early stage, it will be interesting to see how it develops. If temperature control is important for the uranium to function magnetically, I could imagine one of the biggest obstacles being temperature fluctuations with a PC/laptop chassis.

fatstarr4739d ago

The trick is to keep the uranium cold. . I agree how are you supposd to do that at a cost efficient state. its a crazy idea and even if its non radioactive at the stage they are workin with it i wouldnt risk it.

Bounkass4733d ago

Yeah, then everynbody will have a ticking timebomb in their PC, lol. I wondered why they don't use nuclear power in cars? Crash = boom.

90°

Amazon Slashes Up To 23% Off On Toshiba External Hard Drives

Daily Video Game writes: "The online retailer Amazon is offering up to 23% off on Toshiba external hard drives right out! If you're planning on picking up a new external hard drive, make sure to take advantage of these deals!"

Read Full Story >>
dailyvideogame.com
140°

Amazon Slashes Up To 22% Off On Several Toshiba Internal Hard Drives

Daily Video Game writes: "The online retailer Amazon is offering up to 22% off on several Toshiba internal hard drives right now! If you're looking a for new hard drive, make sure to take advantage of these deals!"

Read Full Story >>
dailyvideogame.com
140°

Amazon Slashes Up To 27% Off On Toshiba Internal Hard Drives

Daily Video Game writes: "The online retailer Amazon is offering up to 27% off on a handful of Toshiba internal hard drives right now. If you’re in need of a new hard drive for your desktop, this is a chance you don’t want to miss!"

Read Full Story >>
dailyvideogame.com
818d ago