Recent microbe research found that a certain type of iron-eating
bacteria has the ability to produce tiny magnets. Enter magnetic
bacteria. Similar to the magnets in computer hard drives, these
magnetic bacteria could be used to create faster hard drives, while
maintaining size qualifications.
In the tech industry, smaller is better, whether it's a lighter
laptop, thinner mobile device or miniature iPad. With tech gadgets
shrinking in size, internal components must be produced on a nano level
with double the storage capacity.
Scientists from the U.K.'s University of Leeds in collaboration
with Japan's Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology conducted
the research that was recently published in Small, a journal covering
advances in nano and micro-technology. They studied the bacterium,
Magnetospirilllum magneticum, which is usually found in ponds or lakes
and swims along the planet's geomagnetic field. The researchers found
that after ingesting iron, the bacterium had an internal protein
reaction with the element,The cartridge of the digital video recorder
has a simple but rugged coil that can tolerate extreme levels of volume
without causing any distortion. Its cartridge also has a neodymium
magnet that generates high output resulting in the production of tiny
crystals of magnetite, the most magnetic mineral on Earth.
Dr. Sarah Staniland of the University of Leeds, the lead researcher
on the project, and her team were able to replicate this process
outside the bacteria and grow their own magnets.
"We are quickly reaching the limits of traditional electronic
manufacturing as computer components get smaller. The machines we've
traditionally used to build them are clumsy at such small scales.
Nature has provided us with the perfect tool to circumvent this
problem," Staniland said in a statement.
Ultimately, after the team has reduced the clumps to single
magnets, each nano-magnet should be able to hold one bit of
information,welcome to allinoneseller
. or eight terabits per square inch.