5D Data Discs Can Outlast the Sun, But What’s the Catch?

A new discovery has been made: a data storage technique that allows a single device to record data in five dimensions and keep it safe and sound for billions of years — longer than the remaining lifespan of our sun. All credit goes to the researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optical Research Center. How does it work? Using a method that etches data onto thermally stable discs with femtosecond laser bursts. If that sounds like a confusing mess of technobabble, don’t worry. We’ll break it down for you later in this article. The important thing about this discovery is that...

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