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 ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPEnglish
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    24 days ago

    To me this seems like the main use case would be long term archival storage. It wouldn’t be useful for operational data. But like say you just started archiving all the scientific papers, so what if it takes a few years to finish. It’s the end product that counts here.