Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK successfully stored the entirety of the human genome sequence onto an indestructible 5D optical memory crystal no bigger...

Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK successfully stored the entirety of the human genome sequence onto an indestructible 5D optical memory crystal no bigger than a penny. The indestructibility claims are no joke since the discs can withstand temperatures up to 1,000°C, cosmic radiation, and even direct impact forces of 10 tons per cm2.

  • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Only headache is assuming whoever found it could read it, and parse it.

    Requires microscopy and a compute model of the right standard, right?

    Like to actually parse the bits…

    Sure super aliens could but could post apocalyptic humans in a few centuries, who have regained enough stability to care about such things?