Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method ...

Improvements to the data writing and reading techniques, alongside a new way to store data, mean the technology is more ...

Project Silica introduces new techniques for encoding data in borosilicate glass, as described in the journal Nature. These ...

Experts not involved in the project warned that this new tech still faces numerous challenges. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Borosilicate glass, the same material used in lab equipment and kitchen cookware, can encode data using femtosecond lasers at densities and lifespans no existing archival medium can match, according ...

Microsoft has advanced its Project Silica to the point where it can store data for up to 10,000 years on the type of ...

For the demonstration in the paper, the team inscribed 301 voxel layers, but the glass chip has the capacity to store 4.8 ...

Researchers at Microsoft have found a way to store terabytes of data on a tiny square of glass, preserving it for generations to come. This technology would make it infinitely easier to leave treasure ...

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