Switching the Magnetism of Individual Molecules Could Shrink Size of Memory 1000x
Using a scanning tunneling microscope, Kiel scientist Dr. Thiruvancheril Gopakumar was able to switch individual molecules between two magnetic states. Despite their dense packing in a molecular layer, he was able to target individual molecules for switching.
The next step will be to switch molecules with light instead of electrons and at higher temperatures.
(via Switchable nanomagnets could led to computer memory 1,000 times smaller | KurzweilAI)
