Every computer needs Random Access Memory (or RAM) for an operating system’s temporary storage, and there’s many ways to ...

The portion of a computer’s RAM that is used by a hardware device such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), sound card, network adapter, and other hardware components is known as Hardware Reserved.

A computer that relies on fungal mycelium to store information could one day be a low-cost alternative to the current ...

A new design for computer memory that could both greatly improve performance and reduce the energy demands of internet and communications technologies, which are predicted to consume nearly a third of ...

In the future, a new type of computer may be able to learn much like you do—by experience rather than endless repetition or ...

How much energy is consumed each time we upload an image to social media, which relies on data centers and cloud storage? Data centers currently account for about one percent of global energy ...

A computer memory device that can withstand temperatures of more than 500°C could be used in spacecraft sent to explore Venus or the sun. Computers use a technology called non-volatile memory to store ...

Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of ...

Mushrooms may power future computers. Scientists explore fungi as eco-friendly, low-energy alternatives to traditional memory ...