Scientists have discovered a new combination of materials that paves the way for faster and more effective storage in electronic devices such as computers and smartphones. Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden discovered that the so-called magnetic damping can be made extremely small, eliminating energy losses in the dynamics of magnetic materials. "To continue to meet advanced storage needs, we need smaller and faster devices and this requires either a new technology for storage and/or the discovery of new magnetic materials," researchers said. They have discovered just such a new magnetic material in the iron-cobalt alloy, and found that damping can be used to achieve maximum energy-efficient data transfer inside the material. The damping parameter in magnetic materials can be likened here to the coefficient of friction between the hockey puck and the ice.

Source: dna September 06, 2016 10:52 UTC