Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two million books’ worth ...

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Project Silica introduces new techniques for encoding data in borosilicate glass, as described in the journal Nature. These ...

Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method ...

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For roughly a decade, Microsoft has been perfecting a high-density storage technology that uses glass, lasers, and cameras, ...

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Microsoft’s Project Silica can store 5TB of data on glass for 10,000 years, offering a durable, energy-free solution to prevent data rot.