Scientists develop ‘ultrafast magnetic-field pulses’ memory system that could cut AI data center energy use by 100x — and even get close to hitting thermodynamic limits
- AI data centers currently use a huge amount of energy
- Scientists have found a way to cut that energy bill by "orders of magnitude"
- It involves using "ultrafast magnetic-field pulses" in RAM and storage
It’s no secret that the current artificial intelligence (AI) boom is leading to record levels of energy consumption — all that computing power needs to be fueled somehow — and it’s causing much controversy among the communities that are impacted whenever a new data center lays down its roots in their neighborhoods.
Now, though, scientists think they’ve come across a way that could radically slash the energy requirements of memory and storage, with potentially massive consequences for the future of the computing and AI industries.
In a paper published in the Advanced Materials journal (via a press release in Science Daily), researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland wrote that the breakthrough would fundamentally...
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