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Peter Ray Allison

Scientists create ultra-efficient magnetic 'universal memory' that consumes much less energy than previous prototypes

Digital Generated image of futuristic technology disk data drive rendered in 3D.

Scientists in Japan have developed a new kind of "universal" computing memory that is much faster and less energy-hungry than modules used in the best laptops and PCs today.

Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) is a type of universal memory device that can overcome some of the limitations of conventional RAM, which can slow down at peak demand due to a relatively low capacity. Universal memory is a storage format that combines the speed of existing RAM and the ability of storage to retain information without a power supply

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