A subtle tweak to how RAM keeps time is paving the way for higher memory speeds. Here's what that means for you.

RAM stands for Random Access Memory, and is a computer’s short-term memory. It acts as a workspace and allows access to ...

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RAM, or Random Access Memory, is the part of your computer that keeps programs running in the background, so you can switch ...

Computer memory and storage have always followed the Law of Closet Space. No matter how much you have, you shortly discover that it isn’t enough. So it’s good news that scientists in Switzerland are ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of ...