Microsoft’s glass data storage system saves terabytes for 10,000 years

Imagine being an explorer, cracking open a 10,000-year-old tomb, uncovering a priceless ancient artifact – and getting rickrolled. Our deep descendants might just get the pleasure, thanks to a Global Music Vault due to be built in Norway, featuring Mic… Continue reading Microsoft’s glass data storage system saves terabytes for 10,000 years

How to Permanently Save Voicemails in iOS and Android

Some voicemails need to be saved for legal, business, personal or other reasons. Find out how to do so on iOS and Android devices to safeguard these messages. Continue reading How to Permanently Save Voicemails in iOS and Android

Tape lives! IBM and Fujifilm release record 50-TB memory tape

You may think that computer tape memories died out before Rubik’s cubes came in, but IBM and Fujifilm have teamed up to develop a record-breaking new sixth-generation tape storage system that can backup a whopping 50 TB of data.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Tape lives! IBM and Fujifilm release record 50-TB memory tape

“Biological camera” stores data in DNA of living bacteria

Scientists have developed a new way to tap into the incredible data storage density of DNA in a more scalable way. A “biological camera” imprints images into the DNA of living cells, tagged with barcodes to retrieve data.Continue ReadingCategory: Scien… Continue reading “Biological camera” stores data in DNA of living bacteria

Computer memory prototype ditches 1s and 0s for denser data storage

Cambridge scientists have developed a new prototype for computer memory that could make for faster chips that could hold up to 100 times more data. The system is made up of barium bridges between films of a disordered material.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Computer memory prototype ditches 1s and 0s for denser data storage

DNA data storage system uses microcapsules to cut errors and losses

Future data centers might do away with banks of hard drives and switch to a storage medium that nature has been using for billions of years – DNA. In a major step towards making that a reality, scientists have created a new system of reading and organi… Continue reading DNA data storage system uses microcapsules to cut errors and losses

Space: The ultimate testing ground for data storage technologies

Learn why data reliability and data integrity are essential to product design and development.
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