Linked by David Adams on Thu 1st May 2008 18:47 UTC, submitted by james_parker
First theorized in the 1970's as the fourth basic circuit element, a practical memristor implementation has finally been discovered at HP Labs. If practical manufacturing can be scaled up, memristor technology could become the new standard for computer memory -- memory that combines the speed of DRAM, the persistence of Flash memory, and the bit density of hard drives. In addition, memristors can work as analog as well as digital devices, and hold promise as the basis for building neural networks
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If this is true and really a new basic component of electronics, than this will be of huge impact. Especially the new way of using flux instead of voltage will alter the calculations and design of circuits. I'm not knowledgeable enough to understand all the implications, but I understand that this will have positive consequences for many types of devices.