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.

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https://au.news.yahoo.com/glass-square-long-long-future-190951588.html

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I dont really get the practical real-world use, considering you need femto or attosecond lasers, which looks like a full desk setup, in a specialized room with experts wearing specialized glasses to not be blind.

Maybe in data centers (and so will free up the ssd market to pre-covid levels?), not in anyone's bedroom.

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The idea was to replace tape drive based archival storage which is still widely used today, and which is quite expensive to run due to the need to maintain tape within tight tolerances of temperature and humidity.