The next hard drive? It will be DNA.

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The preservation of information is increasingly crucial: this is why companies like Microsoft are studying the "hard disks" of the future. Among the most promising research is that which focuses on a truly exceptional "physical memory": DNA. Our DNA is a medium that stores data about us: on an IT level its "performance" is extraordinary. Like Hard Disk, DNA does not degrade over time. It is so versatile that it contains in just 4 grams all the information produced in an entire … Read more

The cockroach robot that saves our lives

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The cockroach robot that could save the lives of many people is called CRAM. It is a robot designed by Berkeley University, definitely inspired by the structure of one of the most hated insects in the world - the cockroach. Cram is defined as a "compressible robot with articulated mechanisms", which could be used in the event of natural disasters to search for and rescue any survivors. The last frontier of robots is precisely that of using them in rescue missions, which often prove impossible... Read more