Single-Molecule Magnet Could Lead to Stamp-Sized Hard Drives Capable of Storing 100 Times More Data

Single-molecule magnet could lead to stamp-sized hard drives capable of storing 100 times more data

Chemists from The University of Manchester and The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered a new type of molecule that can store information at temperatures as cold as the dark side of the moon at night, with major implications for the future of data storage technologies.

Breakthrough Molecule Magnet Tech Opens Door To 100X HDD Storage Uplift

The concept of a full hard drive might become a thing of the past sooner than you think. In a massive leap forward for data storage, scientists have developed a new type of molecular magnet that could pave the way for hard drives with a full 100 times the capacity of today's 24TB behemoths. This breakthrough doesn't just promise more space

Stamp-sized hard drives capable of storing 100 times more data than current tech closer to fruition

26.06.2025 - A new molecule co-developed by ANU chemists can store digital data at temperatures as cold as the moon at night. George Booth. Senior Media and Communications Officer Chemists from The University of Manchester and The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered a new type of molecule that can store information at temperatures as cold as the dark side of the moon at night, wit

Amazing Discovery Paves The Way for Stamp-Sized Hard Drives with 100x Data Density

By Stef VerhagenScientists at the University of Manchester and The Australian National University have created a new molecule that may soon enable ultra-compact hard drives (the size of a postage stamp) by allowing data to be stored at 100 times the density of current technologies. Image Credit: Dan74 via Shutterstock / HDR tune by Universal-Sci Could Your Data Storage Soon Fit on a Postage Stamp?The newly developed molecule is known as a singl…

Manchester chemists create molecular magnet that could boost data storage by 100 times

Scientists at The University of Manchester have designed a molecule that can remember magnetic information at the highest temperature ever recorded for this kind of material.In a boon for the future of data storage technologies, the researchers have made a new single-molecule magnet that retains its magnetic memory up to 100 Kelvin (-173 °C) – around the temperature of the Moon at night.The finding, published in the journal Nature, is a signific…