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New Polymer Ideal For Secure Data Storage
aphexbrett writes "Clever geometry is the basis of a new material that is said to be ideal for secure data encryption and dense optical information storage. The material consists of a lattice of onionlike spheres in which the particle core and its layers each contain a different dye. The material can hold four or more pieces of information in one spot--not just two as in binary optical data storage. And it opens a door to high-density three-dimensional optical data storage. Read a summary of the research over at C&EN News."
fifty comments about how good these will be for storing porn--in 3...2...1...
"The approach is really simple," says lead researcher Eugenia Kumacheva...... They start with colored colloids--polymeric nanospheres labeled with a dye--for example, an ultraviolet dye. Then they envelop the nanosphere, what Kumacheva calls the core, with a shell of another polymer labeled with a dye that has a spectrum entirely distinct from the first--say, ...blah blah blah!
... my arse!!! ;)
The approach is really simple
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You forgot:
"Cool! Hopefully, this'll be big enough to put Duke Nukem Forever on it! Oh, oh! And it'll have enough space for all those Phantom Console games I'll be downloading."
Seriously, though. Sometimes I wish researchers would just go voltron* with manufacturers and get the product out and surprise the crap out of all of us apathetic slashdotters awaiting our be-all-end-all data storage medium, as well as flying cars, hoverboards and the whole gamut of consumer electronics novelties that only have seven years left until they are supposed to have already been in use.
*yes, this is the first time the phrase "go voltron" being defined as a synonym for "team up" has appeared in print.
So, how long until I can get a data-tooth?
And, when you're done, you can use it to make a Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich, and take the data with you (well, for a day or two).
You can't post an article of something that sounds as cool as a multi-colored onion lattice if you DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES!! Jeesus christ its after midnight here on the west coast all I want is something cool to look at.
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"New Polymer Ideal For Secure Data Storage... The material consists of a lattice of onionlike spheres in which the particle core and its layers each contain a different dye..."
Come on, this is just security through obscurity. Somebody's going wonder why you keep an ever-expanding pile of onions next to your computer...
The material consists of a lattice of onionlike spheres in which the particle core and its layers each contain a different dye. The material can hold four or more pieces of information in one spot--not just two as in binary optical data storage. And it opens a door to
Dude! Man! I had this crazy idea! Like, we take this, like, lattice!! And then we, like, totally, make the lattice look like an onion!
Yeah!
Then, no.., Wait. I SAID WAIT!!!
Ok, yeah, I'm chillin' again... Sorry bro.
We take each layer and color that layer a separate color with a dye. Like, I'm trippin' now, but imagine the trip then. Whoa....
But that's not the coolest part. The coolest part is this -- instead of two bits, wait for it, wait... -- it holds FOUR!!! Awesome!!!
Yeah!
What? Whazat? I said what? Whatever, pass the refer, narc.
Jeebus.
obviously no deficiencies vs. no obvious deficiencies
When do we get a 100 gb solid state disk for 50 dollars?
When 10 terabyte hard disks are 50 dollars and the minimum space required for an OS install is greater than 100GB.
The material consists of a lattice of onionlike spheres MMMmmmmm.... Lettuce and onion spheres. This will never work. Conventional hard drives, unlike this new storage medium, aren't likely to be eaten.
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Now for what I really want to know: how many Libraries Of Congress (LOCs) can I fit on a disk the size of a credit card?
I could be wrong, but I think that should be "alternate orifice".
www.timcoleman.com is a total waste of your time. Never go there.
Polymer records? Someone tell Artie Fufkin!
When I am king, you will be first against the wall.
Like this. It sounds a lot like using one of those everlasting Gobstoppers for data storage.
I knew that learning base 4 would pay off someday ... until the next iteration supports octal.