Computer scientists have been researching new and better ways to store information ever since, well, computers were invented. PC components have come a long way since computers needed hard drives the ...

Project Silica, Microsoft’s almost decade-long project to encode digital data inside glass, has just achieved a significant breakthrough in terms of the materials used. It’s been a while since we ...

As data storage becomes ever cheaper, many of us have accumulated gigabytes (or even terabytes) of it that must be kept safe. Whether you're storing your data locally or in the cloud, the storage ...

Storing up to 7TB of data on something the size of a DVD might not sound all that groundbreaking in a time where SSD storage with that sort of capacity is notably smaller in physical stature.

Opinion There is more joy in heaven over a single report of genuinely new technology than in a thousand desperate AI marketing pitches. What the angels will make of Microsoft's Project Silica, a ...

Imagine a future where your kids’ baby videos, your grandparents’ wedding photos, and every cherished memory you’ve ever saved don’t vanish with outdated hard drives or corrupted cloud backups but ...

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Recap: It's been nearly four years since we first heard about Project Silica, a Microsoft Research project tasked with storing digital data on sheets of glass. At the time, Microsoft was able to ...