Memristor close-up |
After 40 years of R&D, memristors are now starting to appear in consumer products. Unlike conventional computer memory that stores data with electronic on and off switches, memristors work at the very atomic level. The nano-scale devices have variable resistance, able to "remember" their resistance when the power is switched off.
This makes memristors immense faster, denser and much more energy efficient than conventional methods. Smart-phones, phablets and tablets, smart-TV's and electronic devices can now reap the benefits from a heavily improved battery life, speed, memory capacity and overall improved performance. Servers, PC's and laptops can be booted almost instantly. And because of their smaller size, memristors can also be used as microscopic sensors, gathering a wide range of data.
Memristor symbol |
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