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Solid-state programmable metallization cells have attracted considerable attention as memristive elements for Redox-based Resistive Random Access Memory (ReRAM) for low-power and low-voltage applications. In principle, liquid-state…
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Scalable nonvolatile memory DIMMs will finally be commercially available with the release of the Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Module (or just "Optane DC PMM"). This new nonvolatile DIMM supports byte-granularity accesses with access…
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Photonics offers a route to fast and distributed quantum computing in ambient conditions, provided that photon sources and logic gates can be operated deterministically. Quantum memories, capable of storing and re-emitting photons on…