However, there’s a slight hitch to be overcome before fabbing magnetite computer chips is possible. To lock an electrical charge in place in the material, it has to be chilled to minus 190 degrees Celsius.

Kukreja said the next objective for the team will be to try out electrical switching with “more complex materials and room-temperature applications” through new experiments which “aim to identify exotic compounds and test new techniques to induce the switching and tap into other properties that are superior to modern-day silicon transistors.”

via Scientists Demonstrate Ultra-Fast Magnetite Electrical Switch | News & Opinion | PCMag.com.