IBM Looks to Phase Change Memory

[Tuckerfan]

An end to hard drives, perhaps?

PCM is a novel technology that stores data by changing the state of a special material from an amorphous to a crystalline structure, rather than storing data as an electrical charge. While in its early stages, the technology shows potential for high speed, high density storage of data, while retaining data even when power is turned off. Such attributes could be beneficial in applications ranging from high performance servers to consumer electronics.

[sewalk]

Nothing really that new here. I remember reading about this in a Byte magazine article in 1991 or 1992. Still waiting…