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New Polymer Ideal For Secure Data Storage

Posted by timothy on from the mutlifaceted dept.

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."

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  1. here they come by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    fifty comments about how good these will be for storing porn--in 3...2...1...

  2. The approach is *really* simple... by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "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!

    The approach is really simple ... my arse!!! ;)

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    1. Re:The approach is *really* simple... by mosschops · · Score: 5, Funny

      I fail to see how we can utilise your arse for secure data storage.

      I dunno... regular dumps should cover that.

  3. Recycle... by PedsDoc · · Score: 3, Funny

    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).

  4. New Rule by Monkelectric · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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  5. Security through obscurity by noidentity · · Score: 4, Funny

    "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...

  6. MMmmmmm... by twenty-exty-six · · Score: 3, Funny

    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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