Say it's so, c|net, please say it is...
They're calling it the "real-world version of Superman's 'Memory Crystals'".
The geek porn (PDF whitepaper) here:
http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/fileadmin/downloads/5D_Data_Storage_by_Ultrafast_Laser_Nanostructuring_in_Glass.pdf
... and more from the website here:
http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/5dopticalstore.html
Or search for "Superman Memory Crystals"; it's all over the web this week.
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In the future, we might be able to save our history to a glass storage medium that could potentially outlive humankind. The new type of memory also touts mind-blowing specifications, such as 360TB per disc data capacity and the ability to withstand extreme temperatures up to 1,832 Fahrenheit.
They're calling it the "real-world version of Superman's 'Memory Crystals'".
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57593154-1/a-360tb-disc-that-holds-data-for-more-than-1-million-years/?tag=nl.e404&s_cid=e404&ttag=e404&ftag=TRE15bf2df

The geek porn (PDF whitepaper) here:
http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/fileadmin/downloads/5D_Data_Storage_by_Ultrafast_Laser_Nanostructuring_in_Glass.pdf
... and more from the website here:
http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/5dopticalstore.html
Or search for "Superman Memory Crystals"; it's all over the web this week.










