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Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK successfully stored the entirety of the human genome sequence onto an indestructible 5D optical memory crystal no bigger than a penny. The indestructibility claims are no joke since the discs can withstand temperatures up to 1,000°C, cosmic radiation, and even direct impact forces of 10 tons per cm2.

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[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

This isn't a "this is your home PCs future storage" news. The read & write rates are probably abysmally slow and the intention here is for actual knowledge databases that may survive us as a species.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This comes just as news about old music collections on hdds are starting to fail.

Even if this tech gets replaced soonish, ide love to start moving old media to more permanent storage solutions

You mean... this guy might be on our horizons now?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

And fair enough but as it stands we’re going to lose a huge amount of data if we cant get “permanent” storage solved soon.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

So I can boot Linux from it is what you are saying?

(Def can run Doom from it, but that was never in question really)