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A Model for Single-Molecule Information Storage

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As computing elements become smaller and smaller, we must devise ways to encode information in smaller spaces.1 At least as far as strictly spatial encoding is concerned, the two most obvious schemes for nanoscale information storage are (a) continued miniaturization of known microscale elements to approach the nanoscale or (b) tailoring existing nanoscale objects (e.g. molecules) so that they can function as information bearing units (IBUs).

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Gorman, C.B., Parkhurst, B., Chen, KY., Su, W., Hager, M., Touzov, I. (1998). A Model for Single-Molecule Information Storage. In: Prasad, P.N., Mark, J.E., Kandil, S.H., Kafafi, Z.H. (eds) Science and Technology of Polymers and Advanced Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0112-5_21

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