05-02-2008, 06:29 AM
Researchers at HP Labs claim to have built a once-theoretical basic component for electrical engineering.
Known as a memory resistor, or 'memristor', the tiny device has the ability to retain the amount of electrical charge which flows through it.
The concept was first suggested in 1971 by University of California researcher Leon Chua, who posited that the memristor was the missing companion to the resistor, capacitor and inductor devices traditionally used to build circuits.
Link: vnunet.com
Known as a memory resistor, or 'memristor', the tiny device has the ability to retain the amount of electrical charge which flows through it.
The concept was first suggested in 1971 by University of California researcher Leon Chua, who posited that the memristor was the missing companion to the resistor, capacitor and inductor devices traditionally used to build circuits.
Link: vnunet.com