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Microsoft's new 10k-year data storage medium: glass

38 points by vinhnx

by tecoholic

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For a second, I thought it's the "5D crystal" from MI: Final Reckoning or something like that. But, this looks like drawing on slabs like the Egyptians. Lasers are still involved, but not going to have the cool glowing effect once data is in.
Sorry for the low-denominator comment.

by ksec

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>4.84TB in a single slab of glass, (the slabs are 12 cm x 12 cm and 0.2 cm thick).
So a rough estimate, at the size of UMD, used in Playstation Portable, slightly smaller than the size of Mini Disc, it could store 1TB.
I assume we could do double layer in the future for 2TB.
For comparison that is roughly 1000x times the capacity of UMD. I would love to have this. Burn a few of these as backup and call it a day.

by c0wb0yc0d3r

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Is blu-ray best for hobbyists?

by ChrisArchitect

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Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/project-silica... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47067211)

by userbinator

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it’s possible to store up to 4.84TB in a single slab of glass
At the rate things are going, that might just be enough to hold a Windows with Copilot installer. /s