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Pressure-responsive, layered semiconductor shows potential for next-gen data storage

Julie Miller and Matt McCluskey using an X‑ray beamline.
Julie Miller (left) and Matt McCluskey conduct research using the X‑ray beamline at WSU’s Dodgen Research Facility. (Photo by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services)

A squishy, layered material that dramatically transforms under pressure could someday help computers store more data with less energy.

That’s according to a new study by researchers at Washington State University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte that shows a hybrid zinc telluride-based material can undergo surprising structural changes when squeezed together like a molecular sandwich...

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