Computers that do not forget when switched off could soon be a reality. Physicists have made high-capacity memories that hold on to information even when the power is cut, reports Philip Ball.
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Ball, P. The computer that doesn't forget. Nature (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/news990930-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news990930-1