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This long-term data storage will last 14 billion years (www.theregister.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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"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."

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[–] 1 point 10 months ago

Well, in a way that's true. You don't need any specific tech or device to read it, just your eyes.

If someone dug this thing up in a billion years, will they have the device to read it?

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