SPhotonix is working towards commercializing its 5D optical "memory crystal" technology that uses lasers to write nanoscale data into durable fused‑silica glass. One 5‑inch disc can hold 360TB. The ...

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Scientists have stored the entire human genome on a five-dimensional crystal that’s capable of digitally storing up to 360 terabytes of information and is built to survive for billions of years. The ...

Forward-looking: Modern data storage has a short lifespan. Hard drives fail, SSDs wear out, and even magnetic tape needs periodic rewriting to avoid degradation. Now, an ambitious technology is aiming ...

Why it matters: If you could back up all the genetic blueprints for life on Earth to be revived millions of years from now after a mass extinction event, how would you do it? Scientists might have ...

SPhotonix’s 5D memory crystal on a five-inch glass disc can reliably store up to 360TB Data in 5D crystals remains stable at 190 o Celsius indefinitely Current prototypes read data at roughly 30 MBps ...

Few standard optical microscopy methods can achieve the same level of spatial resolution, which is essential for being able to resolve geometric and structural features on the nanometer length scale.