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Rictor · 11-15-2003, 04:49 PM

CDs 'could be history in five years'

Compact discs could be history within five years, superseded by a new generation of fingertip-sized memory tabs with no moving parts.

Scientists say each paper-thin device could store more than a gigabyte of information - equivalent to 1,000 high quality images - in one cubic centimetre of space.

Experts have developed the technology by melding together organic and inorganic materials in a unique way.

They say it could be used to produce a single-use memory card that permanently stores data and is faster and easier to operate than a CD.

It's claimed that turning the invention into a commercially viable product might take as little as five years.

The card would not involve any moving parts, such as the laser and motor drive required by compact discs. Its secret is the discovery of a previously unknown property of a commonly used conductive plastic coating.

US scientists at Princeton University, New Jersey, and computer giants Hewlett-Packard combined the polymer with very thin-film, silicon-based electronics.

The device would be like a standard CD-R (CD-recordable) disc in that writing data onto it makes permanent changes and can only be done once. But it would also resemble a computer memory chip, because it would plug directly into an electronic circuit and have no moving parts.

A report in the journal Nature described how the researchers identified a new property of a polymer called PEDOT.

PEDOT, which is clear and conducts electricity, has been used for years as an anti-static coating on photographic film. Researchers looked at ways of using PEDOT to store digital information. In the new memory card, data in the form of ones and zeroes would be represented by polymer pixels.

When information is recorded, higher voltages at certain points in the circuit grid would "blow" the PEDOT fuses at those points. As a result, data is permanently etched into the device. A blown fuse would from then on be read as a zero, while an unblown one that lets current pass through is read as a one.

MattO · 11-15-2003, 05:04 PM

Good, my CD's are all scratched and shitted up

mardigras · 11-15-2003, 05:06 PM

Finger-tip sized? Oh great, more things to lose

I saw on TechTV the other day that many home burned CDs aren't really holding up that well. Depends on the type of dye that was used.

$5 submissions · 11-15-2003, 05:07 PM

Let's hope so. CDs are so 1994.

Corona · 11-15-2003, 05:55 PM

Guess I will hang on to my 8 track player a little longer. Don't want to spring for a CD player if they aren't going to be around for very much longer.

RaGe · 11-15-2003, 07:09 PM

smaller isn't always better when it comes to tech.. lol seriously, something that small would actually be annoying. imagine dropping it accidently, it'd take 20 minutes to find on the floor.

$5 submissions · 11-15-2003, 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by RaGe
smaller isn't always better when it comes to tech.. lol seriously, something that small would actually be annoying. imagine dropping it accidently, it'd take 20 minutes to find on the floor.

Dude, apparently you haven't heard of NANO technology. It will blow your mind... smaller is defnitely better. At least when it comes to technology... when it comes to sex, Im not so sure.

Adultnet · 11-15-2003, 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by $5 submissions
Let's hope so. CDs are so 1994.

yes .. every thing is moving forword...

BlackCrayon · 11-15-2003, 07:27 PM

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Originally posted by RaGe
smaller isn't always better when it comes to tech.. lol seriously, something that small would actually be annoying. imagine dropping it accidently, it'd take 20 minutes to find on the floor.

music cds at least will lose all of what little personality they had left after LP's died. no more booklets? no more cover art? can't put that shit on something the size of a fingernail. can you imagine putting one of those things in your stereo when you're all drunk or in your car when you're trying to drive lol. i've invested way too much money in cds, im not changing.

11-15-2003, 04:49 PM	#1
Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	CDs 'could be history in five years' CDs 'could be history in five years' Compact discs could be history within five years, superseded by a new generation of fingertip-sized memory tabs with no moving parts. Scientists say each paper-thin device could store more than a gigabyte of information - equivalent to 1,000 high quality images - in one cubic centimetre of space. Experts have developed the technology by melding together organic and inorganic materials in a unique way. They say it could be used to produce a single-use memory card that permanently stores data and is faster and easier to operate than a CD. It's claimed that turning the invention into a commercially viable product might take as little as five years. The card would not involve any moving parts, such as the laser and motor drive required by compact discs. Its secret is the discovery of a previously unknown property of a commonly used conductive plastic coating. US scientists at Princeton University, New Jersey, and computer giants Hewlett-Packard combined the polymer with very thin-film, silicon-based electronics. The device would be like a standard CD-R (CD-recordable) disc in that writing data onto it makes permanent changes and can only be done once. But it would also resemble a computer memory chip, because it would plug directly into an electronic circuit and have no moving parts. A report in the journal Nature described how the researchers identified a new property of a polymer called PEDOT. PEDOT, which is clear and conducts electricity, has been used for years as an anti-static coating on photographic film. Researchers looked at ways of using PEDOT to store digital information. In the new memory card, data in the form of ones and zeroes would be represented by polymer pixels. When information is recorded, higher voltages at certain points in the circuit grid would "blow" the PEDOT fuses at those points. As a result, data is permanently etched into the device. A blown fuse would from then on be read as a zero, while an unblown one that lets current pass through is read as a one.

11-15-2003, 05:06 PM	#3
mardigras Bon temps! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: down yonder Posts: 14,194	Finger-tip sized? Oh great, more things to lose I saw on TechTV the other day that many home burned CDs aren't really holding up that well. Depends on the type of dye that was used. __________________ .

11-15-2003, 05:07 PM	#4
$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	Let's hope so. CDs are so 1994. __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

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11-15-2003, 05:04 PM	#2
MattO The O is for Oohhh Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: AUSTIN TEJAS Posts: 10,861	Good, my CD's are all scratched and shitted up