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Researching at the Nanoscale

Researching at the Nanoscale

Western Digital’s nanoscale research lab allows engineers to view storage at a nanometer scale 5,000 times smaller than a blood cell.

November 15, 2021 • 6 min read People

Data Storage in Space: a Cosmic Challenge

Data Storage in Space: a Cosmic Challenge

This is part one of a three-part series about data storage in the new space age. Design by Aisha Alkinaey. Space is austere. It’s an airless vacuum. Temperatures can swing from hundreds of degrees near the sun to so cold that atomic motion slows to a crawl. For engineers and scientists designing satellites and other spacecraft, […]

October 4, 2021 • 6 min read Technology