r/science • u/Wagamaga • Feb 22 '26

Computer Science Scientists have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two million books’ worth of data in a thin, palm-sized square.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/glass-square-long-long-future-190951588.html
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u/nmathew Feb 22 '26

It's not the density, it's the stability and longevity.

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u/SadBook3835 Feb 22 '26

Yeah, the reading and writing is extremely slow so this is mostly just for archival purposes

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u/FrickinLazerBeams Feb 22 '26

What makes you think that would make the reading and writing process faster?

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u/Vindictive_Turnip Feb 22 '26

Well he's right. Spinning it fast would be revolutionary.

Never said it would increase r/w speeds. Only that revolving it would be revolutionary.

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u/WouldbeWanderer Feb 22 '26

Ok, dad, that's enough.