Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) have developed a new heat-proof memory device that can operate at temperatures as high as 1,112 Fahrenheit (600 degrees Celsius), sufficient even to melt rock. This allows the device to be used in extremely challenging environments and could even help power artificial intelligence (AI) on Venus one day.
Have you ever wondered why your smartphone stops working on a very sunny afternoon but turns back on when you leave it in the shade for some time? The culprit here is the memory, or more precisely, the material it is made from.
As temperatures soar, the electrons in memory escape, leading to information loss and device failure. If there is too much heat, the device will never recover. This is why one does not find memory devices near a jet engine or one that can help run a spacecraft on Venus.
But that might change very soon.
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