Is M-Disc the Future of Data Storage?

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Recent advancements in data storage technology highlight the potential of using DNA for archival purposes, offering an impressive density of 1 exabyte per cubic millimeter and longevity of over 500 years. Researchers have proposed a DNA-based storage system that functions as a key-value store, utilizing biochemical techniques for random access. Experiments have shown the feasibility and robustness of this approach, indicating that DNA storage could soon handle larger datasets. However, current methods for stable information storage require extremely low temperatures (77 Kelvin) and suffer from slow read/write speeds. Discussions also reference past predictions about storage technologies, such as holographic floppy disks, which have not yet materialized. Additionally, alternatives like M-Disc, a durable storage medium with a lifespan of up to 1,000 years, are noted for their reliability in long-term data preservation.
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After reading about this I'm left wondering what's next.
From, http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36824902

"In theory, this storage density would allow all books ever created by humans to be written on a
single post stamp," said Dr Otte.
As a proof of principle, the team encoded a section of a famous lecture called "There's plenty of
room at the bottom" by the physicist Richard Feynman on an area 100 nanometres wide.

However, despite its future promise, the approach is not ready for the real world just yet. Stable
information storage could only be demonstrated at a temperature of 77 Kelvin (-196C) and the
speed of single write and read processes is still slow - on the scale of minutes.
(anyone know how I happened to do duplicate posts here?)
 
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I'm thinking, look for 10-year-old articles about the latest storage breakthroughs. I think the holographic floppy disks were supposed to be standard by now.
 
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After reading about this I'm left wondering what's next.
From, http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36824902
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Artificial DNA synthesis.
...Using DNA to archive data is an attractive possibility because it is extremely dense, with a raw limit of 1 exabyte/mm3 (109 GB/mm3), and long-lasting, with observed half-life of over 500 years. This paper presents an architecture for a DNA-based archival storage system. It is structured as a key-value store, and leverages common biochemical techniques to provide random access. We also propose a new encoding scheme that offers controllable redundancy, trading off reliability for density. We demonstrate feasibility, random access, and robustness of the proposed encoding with wet lab experiments involving 151 kB of synthesized DNA and a 42 kB random-access subset, and simulation experiments of larger sets calibrated to the wet lab experiments. Finally, we highlight trends in biotechnology that indicate the impending practicality of DNA storage for much larger data-sets.
 
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If you want really long lasting data use M-Disc.. It's a type of CD/DVD which don't use the classic painted reflective layer but a carbon layer.
Is advertised as 1000 years... Yes thousand. The military did stress tests with it and various other brands and stuff it is really that good.. It's basically inert carbon.
 
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