Ballistic magnetoresistance, What Happened?

[Xaneden]

Just wondered if anyone knew what happened to the Ballistic magnetoresistance (BMR) technology? I remember reading a couple of years back how it was supposed to replace IBM's GMR (which itself led to the large capacity HDDs we have nowadays. Before GMR was released, a big HDD was about 2gb.).


For those who don't know what BMR is: http://www.phys.uni.torun.pl/~jkob/p...s/node144.html


Anyone know where the technology went?

[EvilMunky]

lol when i read the title i thought it was some new bullet proof vest technology.

How dumb am i lol?

[malfunction]

I was thinking more along the lines of a rail gun!

[EvilMunky]

Railguns are cool.

[Xaneden]

Lol Guys.

[Lee H]

OFF TOPIC

Rail guns........ *drool*

Now in true blue peter style...

heres one that was prepared earlier

http://www.powerlabs.org/railgun.htm

Watch the videos... it just makes you want to shout "have it" at the concrete walls

BACK ON TOPIC

As for the technology used in HDD's. Maybe they had issues with the electromagnetic forces releasing too much RF interference or the magnetic forces used were causing data corruption on the drives themselves.

[Xaneden]

Well, when I read about it, the preliminary tests were successful, although they hadn't been at say 1TB capacity, but instead 400gb (which in its days was ENOURMOUS!).

I wonder whether it was IBM's reluctance to have its technology superceded that brought about the downfall of the BMR technology?

[Tumble]

OFF TOPIC

Rail guns........ *drool*

Now in true blue peter style...

heres one that was prepared earlier

http://www.powerlabs.org/railgun.htm

Watch the videos... it just makes you want to shout "have it" at the concrete walls

BACK ON TOPIC

As for the technology used in HDD's. Maybe they had issues with the electromagnetic forces releasing too much RF interference or the magnetic forces used were causing data corruption on the drives themselves.

my god... that site is immense.. and I haven't even watched the videos yet.. the pic of that huge one firing the 1.6kg projectile at 3300 m/s is just NUTS.... nice find...

[pickers]

I went to a seagate presentation the other day about their future read head technology and there was no mention of BMR I'm afraid. I think it is just one of those ideas that hasn't quite got off the ground yet

[Xaneden]

K, thanks for your info pickers.