Microsoft Unveils Glass Storage That Could Preserve Data for 10,000 Years

Microsoft’s Project Silica can store 5TB of data on glass for 10,000 years, offering a durable, energy-free solution to prevent data rot.
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Storage Sticker Shock: How A.I. Data centers are driving up the cost of hard drives

There's an unconventional, new impact of A.I. data centers that average Americans might take for granted, and tech experts are sounding the alarm.

Is this glass square the long, long future of data storage?

Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading ...

You Can Finally Back Up Your Android's Local Files

Android will soon back up files found in Downloads to Google Drive, though the feature is disabled by default.

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 ...
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End of data decay? Microsoft’s ‘glass plates’ can store data for 10,000 years

Microsoft’s Project Silica uses ultrafast lasers to store 4.84TB of data in small glass plates, preserving digital history for up to 10,000 years.
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Laser-etched glass can store data for 10,000 years, Microsoft says

Thousands of years from now, what will remain of our digital era? The ever-growing vastness of human knowledge is no longer ...
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Microsoft can now store data for 10,000 years on everyday glass thanks to laser breakthrough

Improvements to data writing and reading techniques, alongside a new way to store data, mean the technology is more ...

Caplugs installs fourth silo as part of push to use recycled plastic

Preview this article 1 min A Buffalo manufacturer added a fourth silo to its Elmwood Avenue campus to store recycled raw material. How local manufacturers are coping with a plastics shortage © 2026 ...