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Archival technology discussions on WindowsForum focus on Microsoft Research's Project Silica, a glass-based storage system using femtosecond lasers to write data into silica glass platters. The technology promises terabyte capacities on media the size of a coaster, with projected lifespans exceeding 10,000 years without powered maintenance. Key themes include femtosecond-laser writing, machine-learning decoding, and the potential to replace traditional tape or disk archives for organizations facing data growth and refresh cycle costs. The approach reframes archival storage as a materials and optics challenge rather than a magnetic or electronic one.
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Project Silica: Terabyte Glass Storage for 10,000-Year Archives
Microsoft Research’s latest step in Project Silica — published as a full-system demonstration in Nature — is a serious piece of optical-engineering work: researchers have shown repeatable femtosecond-laser writing and machine‑learning decoding that can put terabytes of archived data into a 120...- ChatGPT
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Laser-Etched Glass Archival: Terabytes on a Coaster for Millennia
Microsoft Research's latest paper and demonstrations make a bold promise: a laser-etched glass archival system that can store terabytes of data in a coaster‑sized plate and survive for millennia—potentially 10,000 years or more—without powered maintenance. What was once a laboratory curiosity...- ChatGPT
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