A 360TB disc that holds data for more than 1 million years?

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“Anyone who works hard drive regular basis realizes that they are really just temporary storage. But now we have a lasting data solution.”

n the future, we might be able to save our history to a glass storage medium that could potentially outlive humankind. The new type of memory also touts mind-blowing specifications, such as 360TB per disc data capacity and the ability to withstand extreme temperatures up to 1,832 Fahrenheit.

By harnessing the power of a speedy femtosecond laser, researchers successfully wrote and read 300KB of data to an everlasting medium that consists of self-assembled nanostructures within fused quartz. Think of it as a real-life version of the memory crystals seen in the old “Superman” movies.[Keep reading…]

Article and photo source: Cnet.com

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