What did the giant magnetoresistance discovery help increase?
Internet speed
Battery life
Data storage capacity
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The discovery of giant magnetoresistance (GMR) led to a significant increase in data storage capacity. GMR is a property of certain materials that causes their electrical resistance to change in the presence of a magnetic field. This allowed for the development of new magnetic read heads for hard disk drives, which could be made smaller and more sensitive than previous designs.
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