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 Jul 3 2008, 03:24 PM
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this is effin nuts: http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/03/nanowir...orage-capacity/
For those that don't know what this means. Currently pretty much any digital device uses two values for each bit, 0 or 1. this one will allow for three, 0, 1, or 2. Think of it like this: currently, if you have 16 bits to store a number in, you can get numbers up to: 2^16 = 65,536 with this new system: 3^16 = 43,046,721 |
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Jul 6 2008, 11:39 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
if this was intended for something like PC memory, they'd have to implement some kind of conversion i'd imagine
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Jul 7 2008, 12:06 AM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jul 6 2008, 12:39 PM)  if this was intended for something like PC memory, they'd have to implement some kind of conversion i'd imagine probably just address the space like two bit memory and access it with the three bits, loosing the excess depending on how the addressing method they used. -------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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impala454 Nanowire base 3 bit storage Jul 3 2008, 03:24 PM
pebkac That would be cool. Jul 4 2008, 02:24 PM FORSAKENR320 sounds alot like dividing by zero Jul 4 2008, 02:50 PM Spectatrix Could also possibly be used for reversible computi... Jul 4 2008, 05:01 PM chook sounds like a redux of the old motorolla tristate. Jul 4 2008, 05:39 PM zetec isn't this similar to quantum state computing? Jul 5 2008, 02:49 PM impala454 eh, sorta but not really. this is a much simpler ... Jul 5 2008, 04:10 PM chook all it is is extra memory in the device. My only ... Jul 6 2008, 02:58 AM |
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