Microsoft develops ultra durable glass plates that can store several TBs of data for 10000 years::Project Silica’s coaster-size glass plates can store unaltered data for thousands of years, creating sustainable storage for the world

  • Arondeus@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Of all the stuff I’ve seen in sci fi movies and tv shows, I really didn’t think the computer chips on glowing transparent plates was gonna become reality. What a crazy world this is.

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      1 year ago

      I bet people in the 80’s said stuff like this when music started coming out on digital rainbow mirrors (CDs).

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    1 year ago

    “Project Silica’s goal is to write data in a piece of glass and store it on a shelf until it is needed. Once written, the data inside the glass is impossible to change.”

    Very important note here.

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    1 year ago

    Logs into the SilicaArk long term storage system for the first time.

    “Welcome Andy, would you like to use the optimistic theme or the pessimistic theme?”

    Chooses optimistic. Types in command to show storage capacity.

    “The glass is half full.”

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Would you eventually be able to get data printed and have the plates sent to you, so you can store them yourself in a safe place?

    This would be a great option for preserving the source media for films and videos, for example. Not just the finished product, but every take etc.