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Data centres could store information in glass for thousands of years

Microsoft researchers have developed a technology that writes data into glass with lasers, raising the prospect of robotic ...
New Atlas

Microsoft's tech for 10,000-year data storage now works with kitchenware glass

For roughly a decade, Microsoft has been perfecting a high-density storage technology that uses glass, lasers, and cameras, ...
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Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers ...
Business Insider

Innovations in glass technology are driving progress in energy, sustainability, and consumer products. Here's what that looks like.

In laboratories and factories across the globe, developers are creating cutting-edge technologies that could reshape how we live. Behind many of these breakthroughs lies an unexpected hero: a material ...

Data stored in glass could last over 10,000 years, Microsoft says

Borosilicate glass, the same material used in lab equipment and kitchen cookware, can encode data using femtosecond lasers at densities and lifespans no existing archival medium can match, according ...