With so much data stored on ephemeral mediums like hard drives and magnetic tape, what will remain of our civilization in the millennia to come? Thanks to an innovation from Microsoft researchers, the ...

While training for the Paralympics, self-proclaimed data nerd Samantha Bosco wore a sleep tracker, logged her macronutrients and meticulously analyzed her performance data. Already a champion cyclist ...

Big data is becoming a big problem. In the face of rising emissions from data centres, researchers are turning to novel solutions for storage. Memory crystals and DNA are two frontrunners. On a visit ...

Improvements to data writing and reading techniques, alongside a new way to store data, mean the technology is more accessible than before. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A rectangular piece of translucent blue glass has several vertical sections of varying blue shades. This piece of glass has a copy of Microsoft flight simulator map data written into it using ...

Data centers are being built at a frantic pace all over the world, driven by the AI boom. These facilities consume staggering amounts of electricity. By 2028, AI servers alone may use as much energy ...

Our knowledge of the past comes from stone tablets and old parchment. But thousands of years from now, our descendants may learn of our lives from a thin slice of glass carrying an impressive load of ...

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One icy morning in February, nearly 200 people gathered in a church in downtown Richmond, Va. Most had awakened before dawn and driven in from across the state. There were Republicans and Democrats ...

Researchers at Microsoft have created a data-storage system that can remain readable for at least 10,000 years — and probably much longer. In the digital age, the need for data storage is ballooning.

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