Normal memory chips couldn't withstand the hellscape of Venus so scientists have crafted something that can

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That will be no surprise for PC gamers with our wealth of cooling systems and heat sink options—unfortunately, those solutions aren't suitable for every data retention situation.

As such, a research team has developed a chip that will keep working throughout extreme temperature conditions.A US team based at USC Viterbi School of Engineering in Southern California has created a graphene tungsten memristor that can reliably operate at outlandishly high temperatures.

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Per the team's paper in the journal Science, 'interfacial engineering' allowed for this memristor to operate "reliably up to 700 °C with an ON/OFF current ratio >103, data retention >50 hours and endurance >109 switching cycles" (via The Brighter Side).As even the most hard-wearing silicon-based SSDs tend to fail at 200 °C, and the surface of Venus easily breaches 400 °C, you can understand the scientific demand for memory that can deal with the heat ## Editor's Note The implications of this news could be significant for the industry. Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/normal-memory-chips-couldnt-withstand-the-hellscape-of-venus-so-scientists-have-crafted-something-that-can/)