The breakthrough means that electronic devices such as mobile phones could potentially store and process much larger quantities of data than previously possible, without relying on the user to delete old information or use data-intensive cloud storage systems.
Christos Giotis, lead author and PhD candidate at the Centre for Electronics Frontiers, commented:
The study was conducted by a team led by Professor Themis Prodromakis, the University of Edinburgh’s new Regius Chair of Engineering and Director of the Centre for Electronics Frontiers.