12 min
A Single Molecule Electret Socratic Studios
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Recently, researchers were able to build an electret the size of a single molecule. They were able to demonstrate that this minuscule device could store information, or, in other words, that they could make a memory out of it. We interviewed Mark Reed, a member of the team that made this incredible breakthrough, about what an electret is in the first place, how they got one to work on such a small scale, and what this all means for future technologies.
Concerning the thumbnail: The image depicts ball made out of 60 carbon atoms, known as a buckyball, with an Gadolinium atom inside of it. These two ingredients, as explained by Professor Reed, were the basic constituents of the single molecule electret.
About us: Socratic Media is a science communication company run by students. It's co-founders, Vishnu Veeravalli and Sunjum Sanghari, are both science lovers and are on a mission to share their passion with the world.
Recently, researchers were able to build an electret the size of a single molecule. They were able to demonstrate that this minuscule device could store information, or, in other words, that they could make a memory out of it. We interviewed Mark Reed, a member of the team that made this incredible breakthrough, about what an electret is in the first place, how they got one to work on such a small scale, and what this all means for future technologies.
Concerning the thumbnail: The image depicts ball made out of 60 carbon atoms, known as a buckyball, with an Gadolinium atom inside of it. These two ingredients, as explained by Professor Reed, were the basic constituents of the single molecule electret.
About us: Socratic Media is a science communication company run by students. It's co-founders, Vishnu Veeravalli and Sunjum Sanghari, are both science lovers and are on a mission to share their passion with the world.
12 min