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Phase-Changing Memory Is Closer To Market And Might Just Kill Flash

11:31AM October 30, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Phase-changing memory looks great. It’s supposed to combine the non-volatile nature of flash-based memory with the fantastic speed of DRAM. Now Intel and Numonyx are teasing with advancements in stacking memory layers, news that brings denser PCM closer to markets. More »

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Invented: Perfect Coffee Mug That Keeps Perfect Temperature

10:35PM August 21, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Fraunhofer Institute scientists have invented the perfect coffee mug: One that absorbs the heat from your beverage, making it go down to a perfect temperature, and then releasing it slowly to keep it at that exact temperature for 30 minutes. More »

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Phase Change Memory, Causing Some Ch-Ch-Changes

4:20AM August 13, 2007 | Gizmodo US Edition

Phase Change Memory (PCM) has been in development since the 1960s and now it is ready for the masses, coined as the new flash memory. Intel and STMicroelectronics are expected to make the new platform available this year, in small quantities. So what is the fuss? In a nutshell, PCM is bigger and badder than its flash memory sister.

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