US EditionProject Silica Breakthrough Lets Microsoft Store Digital Data in Glass for 10,000 Years
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The Register: Microsoft boffins cook up archival storage using Pyrex glass they say can last over 10,000 years
The Register: Microsoft boffins cook up archival storage using Pyrex glass they say can last over 10,000 years. “Microsoft this week detailed new research aimed at preserving data in borosilicate glass plates for thousands of years longer than conventional media like hard drives or magnetic tape, without needing to worry about bit rot.”
Microsoft has been working for years on a technology called Project Silica, which covers a sheet of glass that can preserve the information stored in it for thousands of years.
Durable glass stores could revolutionize data storage. Production is now cheaper and write speed faster than before.
Microsoft is making progress in the development of glass storages. These should be able to securely archive data for at least 10,000 years. The crux is still the performance of the writing process. (Continue reading)
Digital data accumulates at an unprecedented rate, while their media remain fragile and ephemeral. Hard disks, magnetic tapes and servers require constant maintenance and regular migration. This technical dependence threatens the preservation of scientific, cultural and administrative archives. Researchers from Microsoft Research Project Sicilia Team, based in Cambridge and Redmond, propose a radical alternative. Their study, published in Nature…
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