Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University has successfully proved element technologies paving the way toward realization of the next-generation 5 terabit per square inch perpendicular magnetic recording hard disk drives as achievement of the project from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology in Japan, in collaboration with Green IT Project of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) accepting from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

This achievement increases the storage capacity of hard-disk eight times of current one, and enables us to save storage energy per unit capacity. This achievement will be presented at Surugadai Memorial Hall, Chuo University, Tokyo in March 12, 2012.

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Professor Hiroaki Muraoka

Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University

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