"3D XPoint works by changing the properties of the material that makes up its memory cells to either having a high resistance to electricity to represent a one or a low resistance to represent a zero."
The BBC isn't EE Times and they're never going to be. Also, Intel is going out of their way to avoid providing many details, so in this case it isn't the press who's dumbing it down.
"3D XPoint works by changing the properties of the material that makes up its memory cells to either having a high resistance to electricity to represent a one or a low resistance to represent a zero."
How does it do that?