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.
  • Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
    8·
    1 month ago

    5-inch glass disc

    Why is the image like ~half an inch

     

    360TB, write speeds of around 4 MBps

    Oh good, it will only take 25k hours to fill the drive lol

  • UpperBroccoliEnglish
    3·
    1 month ago

    Oh is that like that one time in the late 90s when we were promised terabytes on adhesive tape? Wonder what ever happened to that idea.