“That is why hard drives are getting more spacious.
They have become increasingly smaller in size and denser in terms of the number of stored bytes.
HDDs contain two major components: platters and a head.
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Data are written on the platters using a magnetic head, which races above them as they spin.
The space between head and platter continually is decreasing to enable higher densities.
This will further push the development of novel high areal density hard disk drives.
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One single graphene layer reduces corrosion by 2.5 times.
This new technology enables an increase in storage density by heating the recording layer to high temperatures.
Current COCs dont perform at these high temperatures, but graphene does.
“This will further push the development of novel high areal density hard disk drives.”
DNA for Storage?
Graphene isnt the only game in town when it comes to innovations in data storage.
Scientists are exploring the possibility that DNA could be used to store information like movies and music.
DNA storage technology already exists, but it never has been transformed into a valuable product for consumers.
