racetrack memory, a couple of videos

In February we briefly reviewed some of the emerging technologies listed by the MIT Technology Review, as pertaining to computing and electronics. One technology that we mentioned was Racetrack Memory, a technology that uses U-shaped magnetic nanowires in conjunction with a spin current to propagate magnetic patterns along the wire. It seems that since then MIT Technology Review has published a four minute video interview with Stuart Parkin, an IBM Research Fellow, discussing Racetrack Memory on a high level. It is a very nice little primer on this topic and might be of interest to anyone dealing with memory design and technology. The video embedded below is a much longer interview with Stuart as conducted by Fast Company TV. In this video, Stuart discusses Magnetic Memory, Racetrack Memory, and several other related things. A couple warnings about this video: The interviewer does not seem to really have a good handle on this topic, so bear through his less than stellar questions or attempts at humor, and wait for Stuart’s answers for they are a lot more interesting than the actual questions. Also, the audio volume in the interview is rather low, with the exception of the interviewer occasionally laughing hysterically directly into the microphone: a less than enjoyable experience. Nevertheless, the interview has some interesting content that might be of interest to some.