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          | Description: 
             This array of molecular 
            memory elements is made from a com- bination of chemistry, nano- technology 
            and traditional chip- making lithography. The inset shows a 15-nanometer-wide 
            palladium nanowire across gold electrodes. At each junction, molecules 
            sandwiched between the nanowire and electrode store a bit of data. |   
          | Source: 
             University of Southern California |   
          | Story:  Prefab 
            key to molecular memory TRN June 18/25, 2003
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          | TRN Categories: 
             Biological, Chemical, DNA 
            and Molecular Computing; Data Storage Technology; Materials Science 
            and Engineering |   
          | Form: 
             Still |  |