HardDrives just got bigger From MIT Technology Review: Researchers have figured out a way to shore up the magnetic energy in certain ferromagnetic materials, making them less susceptible to thermal fluctuations - the major physics barrier to storing more data per area. The results will be larger drives. Will we need the higher capacity? Well, once the MPAA & RIAA gets their heads out of their butts and face inevitable future that's already here ... yes.