New research could shrink magnetic hard drives, UK scientists say

As we all produce more and more data, our need for more and more storage space continues to expand. No matter how big our hard drives, they always seem to fill up, and finding new ways of increasing computer memory space is keeping many scientists around the world busy. Now, scientists in England have created a magnet no larger than a molecule which in theory at least could increase the amount of space on your average hard drive by a few orders of magnitude.

Report: Lars Bevanger, Nottingham