In a bid to create smaller, more powerful computers and smartphones, researchers at New York University have come up with a new digital data storage technique they've dubbed "racetrack memory ...

First, to store information as DNA, scientists have to determine how the data will be translated. DNA is a base 4 system; in contrast, computers store and process information in binary.

Storing binary data Computers store information in their memory. A computer's memory is made up of special switches. To store information in the memory, computers turn these switches on or off.

A hard drive is a critical component of many computers. The device stores your programs and data regardless of whether your PC is turned on or off.

Big data is overwhelming nearly every field of science. But in order to handle it, we will also need to make advancements in how we process this data deluge. As computers approach the limits of ...

Currently, computers store data in one place before transferring it somewhere else for processing. This constant transferral of information creates a huge strain in terms of energy consumption and ...

DNA and other stringy molecules could store data much more efficiently than hard drives in modern computers.

Manually transferring your data The most basic way to shift your data from one machine to another is to load it all onto an external hard drive and copy it over to the drive in the new computer.