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redaxeHave you seen this yet?
Memory disk made from sapphire could outlast human civilization
...The disk is made from two thin disks of industrial grade gemstone, about eight inches across. It's estimated a single disk can store 40,000 miniature pages of pictures and/or text before the disks are molecularly fused together. The prototype disks, which cost an estimated $30 thousand to create will be submerged in acid to simulate ageing and test durability.
Of course, reading it in several thousand years is likely to be a problem, depending on the machines then available.
Memory disk made from sapphire could outlast human civilization
...The disk is made from two thin disks of industrial grade gemstone, about eight inches across. It's estimated a single disk can store 40,000 miniature pages of pictures and/or text before the disks are molecularly fused together. The prototype disks, which cost an estimated $30 thousand to create will be submerged in acid to simulate ageing and test durability.
Of course, reading it in several thousand years is likely to be a problem, depending on the machines then available.
