In order to benefit from the very frequently occurring "temporal" and "spatial" kind of locality, most of the information storage systems are hierarchical; see below.
The award was presented annually from 20062010 for outstanding contributions to the advancement of information storage, with an emphasis on technical contributions in computer data storage device technology.
Examples include: ferroelectrics - high dielectric capacitors, non-volatile memories; ferrites - data and information storage; solid electrolytes - energy storage and conversion; piezoelectrics - sonar; semiconducting oxides - environmental monitoring.