A new technology could shrink popular tech gadgets like iPods, cell phones and digital cameras even more. TechNewsWorld reports that researchers at a Scottish university have come up with a technology called molecule clusters that is molecule cluster is 10,000 times thinner than a human hair. The molecule clusters can store huge amounts of data in a very tiny area.
The molecule cluster is 10,000 times thinner than a human hair, and marks another step forward in nanotechnology, the science of atoms and molecules that is set to transform medicines, technology and even food in years to come.
Lead researcher Dr. Lee Cronin told the Sunday Herald: "Data storage hits the wall at a certain point companies are spending billions cramming more memory into smaller space, but it can't go on forever with current technology.
"What we have come up with is a molecule with the potential to pack in 10,000 more 'storage units' into a given area than is currently possible."
One downsize reported by TechNewsWorld is that critics have pointed out that unless the battery size can also shrink you could end up with tiny gadgets that need batteries much bigger than the gadget itself.
