{"id":296180,"date":"2025-02-23T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=349371"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:20:18","slug":"scientists-combine-traditional-and-quantum-techniques-to-revolutionize-your-next-flash-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/scientists-combine-traditional-and-quantum-techniques-to-revolutionize-your-next-flash-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists combine traditional and quantum techniques to revolutionize your next flash drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers at the University of Chicago have made a significant breakthrough in data storage capacity using an innovative technique that utilizes atomic-sized crystal defects.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"AppleTV+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8f7cb2d7-74e2-4492-af0c-06a1761742a1\/457874704\/apple-tv-plus-2019-03-28_12-07-17.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">AppleTV+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This technique allows for the storage of terabytes of information in a cube just one millimeter in size, a development that could transform the way we conceive and use digital memory.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tian Zhong, assistant professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, <strong>highlighted that inside this millimeter cube there are at least one billion classical memories based on atoms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Researchers in the lab of Asst. Prof. Tian Zhong of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UChicago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UChicago<\/a> Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, including postdoctoral researcher and first author Leonardo Fran\u00e7a, have explored a technique to store computer memory out of crystal defects. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y4yG8uJbpG\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y4yG8uJbpG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (@UChicagoPME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UChicagoPME\/status\/1891585334548316594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The future of information is crystals<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This approach combines principles of solid-state physics applied to radiation dosimetry with advances in quantum storage, significantly improving traditional non-volatile memories.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research suggests that this new methodology could be comparable, and even superior, to the so-called &#8220;5D memory crystals,&#8221; which promise to store 360 terabytes in an area of 5 square inches.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evaluating the figures, a cubic millimeter could offer between 2 and 3 terabytes<\/strong>, which implies that, based on equivalent measurements, these memory crystals present a comparable potential.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leonardo Fran\u00e7a, postdoctoral researcher and lead author of the study, explained that his work is based on the intersection between quantum systems and optical data storage.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By integrating radiation dosimetry methods and quantum storage, researchers have found a place where traditional and emerging technologies can coexist and complement each other.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"AppleTV+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8f7cb2d7-74e2-4492-af0c-06a1761742a1\/457874704\/apple-tv-plus-2019-03-28_12-07-17.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">AppleTV+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/apple-tv-plus.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the demand for quantum systems and the need to improve storage capacity continue to grow, this type of research is at the center of a field that promises to revolutionize not only the technology sector but also applications in medicine and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the University of Chicago have made a significant breakthrough in data storage capacity through an innovative technique that uses atomic-sized crystal defects. This technique allows for the storage of terabytes of information in a cube just one millimeter in size, a development that could transform the way we conceive and use digital memory. Tian Zhong, an assistant professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, emphasized that inside this millimeter-sized cube there are at least one billion classical memories based on atoms. 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