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.
The ‘5D’ in the name comes from the fact that, unlike 2D markings on a piece of paper or tape, this method uses two optical dimensions and three spatial coordinates to write throughout the material.
Went to the article seeking answers but got only more questions.
foofiepie@lemmy.world 1 month ago
These marketing types shouldn’t be allowed to call anything ‘indestructible’ until they’ve given it to my kid to play with for a week.
lemmyng@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
It’s indestructible, but not unflushable.
kitnaht@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Throw it in my pocket with my keys and my spare pocket sand. It’ll be destroyed.
FlashZordon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Rusty Shackleford??
thefartographer@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Plot twist: it destroys your child. Not physically, morally.
With these new infrastructure powers, your child enslaves the entirety of mankind. Forced to adopt a bewildered child’s point of view, humans spend all day with their families and friends, get ample sleep, share food and housing, laugh, cry, and find unbeatable protection just by being near those they love.
People love and lift each other to new heights of unshackled peace. Sciences and arts flourish and humanity enters unprecedented phases of discovery, health, and empathy.
But because your child is the villain of this story, all the politicians and capitalists declare war on your indestructible child. They all lose and die. The villain wins. Everyone celebrates.
The end.
foofiepie@lemmy.world 1 month ago
He would force everybody to be kind to animals and each other, eat raw vegetables, spend more time in the play park and participate in bushcraft activities. He would also ban chromebooks if his opinion of the school computers is anything to go by.
Yes I said raw vegetables. He’s an loveable anomaly.
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 1 month ago
“Stores data for billions of years!”
Have you tested it?
“Yes”
For how long?
“…”
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Careful, it may very well kill your kid and upload them to the cloud