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Forget hard drives. Scientists just figured out how to store all of humanity's data on glass, and it could last longer than most civilizations ever did.

A research team figured out a way to write data onto wafers of glass using lasers, and that glass can hold the data for 10,000 years.

Big data is becoming a big problem. In the face of rising emissions from data centres, researchers are turning to novel solutions for storage. Memory crystals and DNA are two frontrunners. On a visit ...

Take a detailed microscopic look at fiberglass and discover the fine, glass-like fibers that make up this powerful material. This close-up reveals its structure, texture, and surprising complexity, ...

Physicists have long pondered if there’s a way to form glass with minimal entropy, known as “ideal glass.” A team of ...

Electrons are tiny and constantly in motion. How they behave in a crystal lattice determines key material properties: ...

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...

A project at the University of Twente has carried out two investigations into the optical properties of human milk. Published ...

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