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Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK successfully stored the entirety of the human genome sequence onto an indestructible 5D optical memory crystal no bigger than a penny. The indestructibility claims are no joke since the discs can withstand temperatures up to 1,000°C, cosmic radiation, and even direct impact forces of 10 tons per cm2.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If it's anything like the similar optical data storage crystals, it's write only.

They probably have no way to read these yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

WORN: Write Once Read Never.

Soon to be improved as,

WORLD: Write Once Read at Later Date.

It gets a bit harder to market if they're not sure if they wrote successfully:

Write Hopefully Once Read Eventually

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How would they know they’ve written to it then?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Cool question, don't know, have fun figuring it out.

I just remember that was the case last time.