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Janak Parekh
03-30-2003, 06:11 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8605' target='_blank'>http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8605</a><br /><br /></div>"Analysts at market research firm iSuppli got together for a brainstorming meeting on what could be hot new technologies and have come up with a set of absolute corkers. One of the more interesting idea includes optical 3D protein memory. This is a volumetric type memory which is three dimensional and could give as much as 1000-fold increase in storage capacity compared to current technology, according to senior analyst Bill Bernard."<br /><br />This is totally from left field, but I'm hopeful to see new memory technologies evolve.
gwizard
03-30-2003, 07:07 PM
...and it helps build strong bodies! :lol:
Jonathon Watkins
03-30-2003, 07:37 PM
GROAN. :roll: :lol:

This is the kind of blue sky research we want to see. And as a bonus you can snack on it if you are hungry! :lol:
jizmo
03-30-2003, 09:09 PM
Nice one. You could load a lump of protein full of Simpsons episodes and then try how it tastes.

/jizmo
Jonathon Watkins
03-30-2003, 09:48 PM
Mmmmmm, tastes like...... chicken! :lol:

HEY, I feel a lot smarter now. :mrgreen:
CharlesWilcox
03-30-2003, 10:06 PM
Shame on all of you nay-sayers. It's that kind of talk that almost derailed the innovation behind the potato clock (http://store.kidsgardening.com/22-1053.html).

No wait... that was carbs. :roll:
jeffmd
03-30-2003, 11:04 PM
uhmm, isnt this the same along the lines of organic ram we had working many years ago?
ricksfiona
03-31-2003, 01:06 AM
I'd like to see hard drive technology change in a big way. They've only been around for the last 20 years. I'd be happy with something that was 2x as fast as anything else.... I don't need 4-fold...
Bogus
03-31-2003, 01:12 AM
Want to know what the next generation of storage is going to be? Stacked/3D polymer memory, check out www.thinfilm.se - got plenty of funding from Intel :wink: Density allows 60,000 DVDs on a credit card sized memory. (No, I don't work for them, just in the general field 8) )
felixdd
03-31-2003, 04:36 AM
Don't think it's gonna work -- Proteins denature at high-temperatures.
Jonathon Watkins
03-31-2003, 08:14 PM
It depends on what proteins you use. Some can take quite high tempratures. Adter all some backteria can live at 300C. As long as it the protiens used in the memory are OK up to 70C then it should be fine.