Microsoft Research lowers the cost of its 10,000-year glass data storage tech
In a proof of concept test for Project Silica, Microsoft and Warner Bros. have successfully stored 'Superman' on a 7.5cm x 7.5cm x 2mm piece of durable silica glass – roughly the size of a drink coaster – that contains 75.6GB of data (Image: Jonathan Banks for Microsoft)
A breakthrough in Microsoft Research’s Project Silica looks to significantly lower the material cost of the technology, from expensive fused silica to everyday borosilicate glass
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