250 DVDs on a quarter: New method of self-assembling nanoscale elements could transform data storage industry
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 14:49
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative and easily implemented technique in which nanoscale elements precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces could soon open doors to dramatic improvements in the data storage capacity of electronic media, according to scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst).
