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A joint research team has reported for the first time that the resistive switching behavior of ion-motion-mediated volatile memristors, which are emerging as promising next-generation semiconductor ...

♦ UPDATE: Learn about companies that are applying this timeless advice today. A version of this article appeared in the July–August 2008 issue of Harvard Business Review. James L. Heskett is a Baker ...