Five-Dimensional Glass Disc Could Store Data for Billions of Years

A nano-structured glass disc can store 5-dimensional digital data for billions of year, researchers at the University of Southampton said.

A nano-structured glass disc can store 5-dimensional digital data for billions of years, researchers at the University of Southampton said.

The digital data, inscribed on the glass with laser, has a projected shelf-life of 13.9 billion years at temperatures of 374 degrees or lower, and can store as much as 360 terabytes on a single disc.

This technology can secure the last evidence of our civilization: all we've learned will not be forgotten.

— Peter Kazansky, University of Southampton