Researchers Claim 1.6TB of Data on DVD

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 21, 2009

“A team from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia
said that by harnessing nanoparticles and a “polarization”
dimension to existing technology, storage can be massively boosted
without changing the size of a current disc.

“The researchers, who have signed a deal with Samsung
Electronics, said the technique had allowed them to store 1.6
terabytes of data on a disc with the potential to one day store up
to 10 terabytes.

“One terabyte would be enough to hold 300 feature length films
or 250,000 songs.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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