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...

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.

    • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Yeah, but imagine if microplastics had terabytes data on them. Finding plastic fibers in your testicles is a bummer, but finding the Lord of the Rings trilogy Director’s Cuts in 4K? That would be pretty rad.

      • PyroNeurosisEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Am I also finding the director’s cut in my testicles? Still rad, but markedly less so.

        • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Nothing wrong with plastics (bcs the term is just do huge), it’s just how we manage it and why tf are we still using fossil fuels for it.

          I want to live in a world with materials plastics we can live with.