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Using noise to store data

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Science News: Studying with the radio on may not be the best way to remember what you've read. But scientists have now built a data storage device whose memory gets a boost from noise.

The device can store one bit of information, such as a 0 or a 1, only when surrounded by electronic noise, which is normally a problem in computer circuits.

"If you remove the noise, it doesn't store the bit at all," says Diego Grosz of the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, a coauthor of the study.

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