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New Heat Technology for HDDs Offers 10x Capacity and 300x Performance Compared to Existing Drives

By Joy Hou - on 13 Feb 2012, 5:16pm

New Heat Technology for HDDs Offers 10x Capacity and 300x Performance Compared to Existing Drives

(Img Source: Richard Evans, University of York)

Developed by a group of scientists led by the University of York's Department of Physics, the new heat technology allows for 10 times storage capacity and 300 times performance compared to current disk drives.

"The method uses an ultrashort heat pulse to switch magnetic polarity, eliminating the need to apply an external magnetic field."

Source: Storage Newsletter

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