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When can we expect 500TB drives to be available? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by Live_Let_Live@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 116 points 10 months ago (12 children)

Moore's law is about circuit density, not about storage, so the premise is invalidated in the first place.

There is research being done into 5D storage crystals, where a disc can theoretically hold up to 360TB of data, but don't hold your breath about them being available soon.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Probably a stupid question, but how can the crystals be 5d if oir universe is (at a meaningful scale) 4d?

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not a stupid question at all. Here's the Wikipedia article for it. The significant part is this:

The 5-dimensional discs [have] tiny patterns printed on 3 layers within the discs. Depending on the angle they are viewed from, these patterns can look completely different. This may sound like science fiction, but it's basically a really fancy optical illusion. In this case, the 5 dimensions inside of the discs are the size and orientation in relation to the 3-dimensional position of the nanostructures. The concept of being 5-dimensional means that one disc has several different images depending on the angle that one views it from, and the magnification of the microscope used to view it. Basically, each disc has multiple layers of micro and macro level images.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

That’s fucking dope.

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