The one thing I haven't figured out -- how do they read out? How do they tell whether it's the upper layer or lower layer of titanium oxide that has the holes, and so is low resistance?
They send things to the upper or lower layer by switching the current direction. If you've got a current direction corresponding to the high resistance side, you're going to get an "off". I think your "read" circuit would only go through one of the layers, and the write would go through both. But I don't know crap about electronics...
Possibilities are limited by the imagination!
just think about it... you can have layers upon layers,
a whole computer on the head of a pin??! Quite possible.
and then not only digital applications but analog as well.
This is the next big advancement in electronics which will
probably accelerate the already outlandish miniaturization
Dick Tracy 2-way wrist tv here we come... but seriously, this has the potential for impacting not only computers and memory capabilities, but even power generation and transportation. At least it seems that way to me.
I am inclined to agree with you. I suspect the upper layer acts as a reservoir and doesn’t otherwise participate in the functioning of the switch. The oxygen atoms are either pushed down into the lower layer to shut off the resistance, or pulled up, to allow the current to flow. Fascinating concept. I am very curious regarding comments about analog operation of the device at low charge.