The SciencesTHE MAGNETIC ATTRACTIONA long race to create faster memory chips that never lose data yields prototypes at lastBy W. Wayt Gibbs on May 1, 1999AdvertisementABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)W. Wayt Gibbs is a contributing editor for Scientific American based in Seattle. He also works as a scientific editor at Intellectual Ventures. Credit: Nick HigginsRecent Articles by W. Wayt GibbsDivide and Conquer Could Be Good COVID StrategyBread Science: A Yeasty ConversationCOVID-19 Vaccine Ethics: Who Gets It First and Other Issues