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87GB On DVD-Sized Media

Posted by timothy on from the you-will dept.

BostonMACOSX points to this report in the Detroit News that says, in part, "Boston College researchers have found a way to store about 19 times more data on a disk than a common DVD can hold, using optical media made with common products, the December issue of Nature Materials reports." And it's a mix of high and low tech: the disk is formed of "an epoxy glue sold at hardware stores and a glass-like substance," but written with a currently expensive laser.

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  1. Uh.. I think the Editor missed something. by TheMayor · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who wrote this article? and for that matter, who edited it?

    "The materials that the team used are stable, and the data don't degrade after repeated readings by the low-intensity laser."

    The data "Don't" degrade? Shouldn't it be "doesn't"? Oh wait.. this is a Detroit newspaper.