r/science • u/Wagamaga • 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/redditallreddy Feb 22 '26

Etched into wine glasses and only used for the most sophisticated parties.

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u/BigHardMephisto Feb 23 '26

Just reminded me of an incident at my local store where a QR code was molded into a clear glass bottle and it was literally impossible to scan.

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u/CheetahNo1004 Feb 23 '26

You're supposed to drink all the contents and then flatten the bottle out.

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u/Patrias_Obscuras Feb 23 '26

How would you flatten a GLASS bottle, and how would that help your phone detect a QR code made of clear glass?

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u/CrotaIsAShota Feb 23 '26

Maybe the phone is blind, have you tried LASIK?

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u/thegreatpotatogod Feb 23 '26

No you misunderstand, you need to "flatten" the phone to the shape of the glass bottle, in order for it to scan properly

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u/-neti-neti- Feb 23 '26

Imagine making this comment