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SOMEDAY . . .
they will take a look at PinkFloyds DarkSide album cover and discover how to use it to drastically multiply hard drive capacity.
. . . but not today.
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A pinch of table salt can add 6 times more hard-drive storage
Summary
Scientists have discovered a way to increase the amount of data stored on hard disks by up to six times the current capacity using sodium chloride.
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SINGAPORE--Local scientists have discovered a way to increase the amount of data stored on hard disks by up to six times the current capacity using sodium chloride, the chemical grade of regular table salt, and nanopatterning.
According to a Friday press release by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), conventional hard-disk drives have randomly distributed nanoscopic magnetic grains--with a few tens of grains used to form one bit--that enable the latest hard-disk models to hold up to 0.5 terabit per square inch (terabit/in2) of information. IMRE is an entity under Singapore's Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*Star).
With the new nanopatterning process developed by the team led by IMRE scientist Joel Yang, hard disks can now potentially store up to 3.3 terabit/in2 of information, it stated. In other words, a 1-terabyte (TB) hard drive could hold up to 6TB of data in the future with this new technology.
This increase in storage capability is made possible by the use of an extremely high-resolution e-beam lithography process that produces super fine nano-sized structures, the release explained. Yang had discovered that by adding sodium chloride to a developer solution used in existing lithography processes, he was able to produce highly defined nanostructures without the need for expensive equipment upgrades.
For more on this story, read Table salt used to enhance hard-disk storage on ZDNet Asia.
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They're just not gonna give up! Every time we think the end of hard disks is finally in sight they pull something "out of thin air" and they're back in the thick of it. More power to 'em!
I seem to remember a few episodes where they stored massive amounts of data into a crystalline cube.
I kept laughing to myself because back in the day floppies seemed to be more cost-effective than hard disks for most needs.
I kept laughing to myself because back in the day floppies seemed to be more cost-effective than hard disks for most needs.
Wonder how durable this technology is?
I've always taken my hard drives with a grain of salt. A pinch should make it worth it's wait (weight).
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