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'Instant On' Computing on the Way Saturday, April 18, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Computer Technology   
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The ferroelectric materials found in today's "smart cards" used in subway, ATM and fuel cards soon may eliminate the time-consuming booting and rebooting of computer operating systems by providing an "instant-on" capability as well as preventing losses from power outages. Ferroelectric materials provide low-power, high-efficiency electronic memory. Smart cards use the technology to instantly reveal and update stored information when waved before a reader. (source: nsf.gov)
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