Researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology have developed a method for creating ultrathin computer memory by using a protein commonly found in mammals.
The researchers, who happen to be fans of the popular Detective Conan (a.k.a. “Case Closed“) series of manga and anime, say their success marks a major step forward in the development of ultrathin computers that, if coupled with ultrathin displays, could one day be used in devices like the high-tech eyeglasses that appear in Detective Conan. Authored by Gosho Aoyama, the Detective Conan stories center around Shin’ichi Kudo (”Jimmy Kudo” in the US version), a young detective that has been transformed into a prepubescent boy who goes by the alias of Edogawa Conan and who is armed with an array of high-tech gadgets like computerized eyeglasses, a voice-changing bow tie, and power-boost sneakers.
Computer memory typically consists of millions of circuit elements, known […]

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