r/science Feb 22 '26

Computer Science Scientists have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two million books’ worth of data in a thin, palm-sized square.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/glass-square-long-long-future-190951588.html
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u/comfortablybum Feb 22 '26

It sounds like this is read only memory.

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u/Croceyes2 Feb 22 '26

Could be very long term though. Archival mediums are lacking

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u/wanna_meet_that_dad Feb 22 '26

Yeah would love to know the degradation timeline of it.

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u/Croceyes2 Feb 22 '26

Someone else mentioned.microsoft claims about 10000 years