USB flash drives, SD cards, and microSD cards are becoming expensive as the NAND chip shortage takes its bite and expands to ...

Photographers and content creators are facing rising costs as demand tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure pushes up ...

Memory card and flash drive prices surge 124% due to AI data centers hoarding storage chips, with some products tripling in ...

The late 1990s saw the widespread introduction of solid-state storage based around NAND Flash. Ranging from memory cards for portable devices to storage for desktops and laptops, the data storage ...

Nothing is permanent in this world, but here’s how to ensure your data has the best chance to survive. By Eric Alt Published Mar 29, 2026 1:21 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More ...

With internal storage capacities in smartphones and laptops ever-increasing, there is less reliance on external storage media by users. Plus, cloud storage is all the rage these days, offering ...

The harder they come, the harder they fall.

The narrow, deep holes required for one type of flash memory are made twice as fast with the right recipe, which includes a plasma made from hydrogen fluoride. To ...

Flash memory is on a roll. It has gone from a backup, secondary technology to a mainstream product technology that's critical to a wide range of consumer and embedded applications. Flash memory, warts ...