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Glass memory can hold data for centuries=20
SOUTHAMPTON, England (UPI) -- British researchers say using lasers to rearr=
ange atoms in glass creates computer memory far more stable and resilient t=
han current types of hard-drive memory.=20
Scientists at Southampton University say the glass memory can withstand tem=
peratures of as much as 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, is unaffected by water an=
d can last for thousands of years without losing information, The Daily Tel=
egraph reported Monday.=20
Conventional hard drives, the researchers say, have a limited lifespan of a=
couple of decades and can be easily damaged.=20
A laser can write, wipe and rewrite data into the molecular structure of th=
e glass, encoding as much as 50 gigabytes of information on a piece of glas=
s the size of a cellphone screen that can be read back optically, they say.=
=20
"It could be very useful for organizations with big archives," Martynas Ber=
esna of Southampton's optoelectronics research center says. "At the moment =
companies have to back up their archives every five to ten years because ha=
rd-drive memory has a relatively short lifespan.=20
"Museums who want to preserve information or places like the National Archi=
ves where they have huge numbers of documents, would really benefit," he sa=
ys.=20
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<DIV>SOUTHAMPTON, England (UPI) -- British researchers say using lasers to =
rearrange atoms in glass creates computer memory far more stable and resili=
ent than current types of hard-drive memory. <BR><BR>Scientists at Southamp=
ton University say the glass memory can withstand temperatures of as much a=
s 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, is unaffected by water and can last for thousan=
ds of years without losing information, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday=
. <BR><BR>Conventional hard drives, the researchers say, have a limited lif=
espan of a couple of decades and can be easily damaged. <BR><BR>A laser can=
write, wipe and rewrite data into the molecular structure of the glass, en=
coding as much as 50 gigabytes of information on a piece of glass the size =
of a cellphone screen that can be read back optically, they say. <BR><BR>"I=
t could be very useful for organizations with big archives," Martynas Beres=
na of Southampton's optoelectronics research center says. "At the moment co=
mpanies have to back up their archives every five to ten years because hard=
-drive memory has a relatively short lifespan. <BR><BR>"Museums who want to=
preserve information or places like the National Archives where they have =
huge numbers of documents, would really benefit," he says. <BR><BR></DIV>
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