A possible game changer for next generation microelectronics

https://www.anl.gov/article/a-possible-game-changer-for-next-generation-microelectronics 

"skyrmions are arranged in ordered pattern at -60 degrees F and above... cool the sample the skyrmion arrangement changes.” Like bubbles in beer foam, some skyrmions became larger, some smaller, some merge and some vanish... minus 270, nearly complete disorder, order came back when temperature returned to minus 60... order-disorder transition with temperature change could be exploited for memory storage... energy efficiency could be 100 to 1000 better"

Related: An electrical change of phase using skyrmions
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-electrical-phase-skyrmions.html

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