SMRTR Science & EngineeringMay 18, 2026Interesting Engineering

New space-grade memory withstands radiation equivalent to 100 million x-rays

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Georgia Tech's new ferroelectric memory chip withstands up to 1 million rads—30x more radiation than conventional flash—by storing data as material polarization rather than electrical charges, making it suitable for deep space missions.

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