A study recently revealed that technology could prove effective for long term storage of legal, personal and commercial data that need to be preserved successfully. (Image: AI-Generated)
The study stated that encoding data into glass through laser could be a promising avenue for holding huge quantities of data for over 10,000 years, as the technique is resistant to moisture, temperature changes and electromagnetic interference. (Image: AI-Generated)
The current technique of preserving data such as magnetic tapes or hard disk drives, degrade after a few years or decades, making them unsuitable for a long-term storage. (Image: AI-Generated)
The researchers stated that optical storage approaches, particularly laser writing in robust media such as glass, have emerged as promising alternative with the potential for increased longevity. (Image: AI-Generated)
However, the previous studies have largely optimised individual aspects of archival data storage using laser-modified glass, such as data density, but not an “end-to-end system, including writing, storing and retrieving information.” (Image: AI-Generated)
