SHLeM52 Loc: Jacksonville, FL

University of Southampton (UK) has been working on a new minidisk storage medium made of Quartz. The disk is about the size of a 50 cent piece, and will store 320 Terabytes of memory. Because of the quartz composition, data can survive for around 14,000 years.
Someone is sure to bring this tech to the photographic world as soon as it's perfected.
http://features.en.softonic.com/this-tiny-disk-will-solve-your-memory-problems-on-your-pc-forever?utm_source=updates&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=60973&utm_content=articles-this+tiny+disk+will+solve+your+memory+pr&utm_term=features_miscellaneous&emn_item=4460553&emn_nwl=1551563

marki3rd Loc: Columbus, Indiana

[quote=SHLeM52]University of Southampton (UK) has been working on a new minidisk storage medium made of Quartz. The disk is about the size of a 50 cent piece, and will store 320 Terabytes of memory. Because of the quartz composition, data can survive for around 14,000 years.
Someone is sure to bring this tech to the photographic world as soon as it's perfected.

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Don't expect to see this in your computers anytime soon. The precision and accuracy of the writing/reading system would cost big bucks/pounds even when/if developed.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Not to mention that they would first have to test the actual longevity before release, and THAT will take a few years more!!!! :lol:
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chazz4623 Loc: Prairieville, La

I dont know anyone who needs this much storage, or this much lifespan, but it is probably scalable down and could be a practical improvement over current methods. I'd think something like a few terabytes (2-3) would last most enthusiasts (non-pros) about one lifetime, and if the results lasted one lifetime (plus repeoductions as wanted) that would be quite good. We might be on the cusp of another breakthru in storage. I keep thinking that this would be useful in the field of artificial intelligence and/or robotics. One of the limitations for robots is the information they can access. This might be a big jump for onboard usage for semi-autonomous beings (your next butler, lol).