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martyvis on June 6, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ultra-high-density hard drives made with graphene ...

> spinning rust

As the storage medium in this new tech is graphene, do we call it "spinning coal"?

adrian_b on June 6, 2021 | [–]

Graphene is not the storage medium.

It protects the storage medium (iron-platinum alloy), which cannot be used without a protective layer, due to corrosion and scratching risk.

CRConrad on June 13, 2021 | [–]

Your comment brilliantly illustrates the downsides of the hype.

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