Project Silica Breakthrough Lets Microsoft Store Digital Data in Glass for 10,000 Years

Microsoft says it can store data for 10,000 years on glass

Since the computer age began, humanity has produced zetabytes of data. And with the launch of ChatGPT, we’ve seen how powerful that data can be when leveraged to develop artificial intelligence.But that data is less permanent than it seems. It’s stored on hard drives that degrade over time. There are ways of keeping up with that degradation by constantly backing up and refreshing old data. But the reality is current methods are unsustainable.In …

Project Silica breakthrough lets Microsoft store digital data in glass for 10,000 years

Microsoft has been developing Project Silica for years, transforming glass into permanent storage media capable of retaining digital data for up to 10,000 years. The company recently...

Microsoft Says It Can Store Your Data for 10,000 Years Using Ordinary Glass

Microsoft has announced a major breakthrough in long-term data storage, revealing a technology that can encode digital information into everyday glass and preserve it for up to 10,000 years. The advance comes from its Project Silica initiative, which uses ultra-precise femtosecond lasers to write data deep inside glass. Traditional storage media such as hard drives […] The post Microsoft Says It Can Store Your Data for 10,000 Years Using Ordinar…

Microsoft’s Glass Breakthrough: Coming to a Data Center Near You?

Microsoft’s Project Silica suggests glass storage could be commercialized at low cost, offering a 10,000-year data solution for wider use.