▲ 449 ▼ This long-term data storage will last 14 billion years (www.theregister.com) submitted 11 months ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 161 comments fedilink hide all child comments "the medium is silica crystal, similar to optical cable, it's highly durable. It's also capacious: The technology can store up to 360 TB of data on a 5-inch glass platter."
[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) The storage device can't outlast the Sun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago there is some chance that earth may be ejected from the orbit into the space when the time comes, in which case this device could theoretically survive, but its users definitely won't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago there is some chance that earth may be ejected from the orbit into the space when the time comes, in which case this device could theoretically survive, but its users definitely won't. permalink fedilink source parent