5D glass storage 'memory crystals' promise up to 13.8 billion years of data storage resilience, which is roughly the age of the universe — crams 360 terabytes into 5-inch glass disc with femtosecond laser
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A startup called SPhotonix says its fused-silica 'memory crystal' has reached a deployment-ready milestone for cold data.
  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    2 days ago

    Yeah, I don’t think billions of years is really a meaningful metric here. It’s more that it’s a stable medium where we could record things that will persist for an indefinite amount of time without degradation.