{"id":174477,"date":"2023-10-20T03:01:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T08:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/microsofts-futuristic-project-silica-stores-data-on-glass-plates-for-10000-years"},"modified":"2023-10-20T03:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T08:01:41","slug":"microsofts-futuristic-project-silica-stores-data-on-glass-plates-for-10000-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/microsofts-futuristic-project-silica-stores-data-on-glass-plates-for-10000-years","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s futuristic \u2018Project Silica\u2019 stores data on glass plates for 10,000 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/microsofts-futuristic-project-silica-stores-data-on-glass-plates-for-10000-years2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Research, the R&amp;D arm of the Redmond software giant, is testing the storage of huge amounts of data on glass plates in a futuristic initiative dubbed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com\/?id=111346X1569483&url=https:\/\/unlocked.microsoft.com\/sealed-in-glass\/&xcust=2-1-2108839-1-0-0&sref=https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2108839\/microsoft-project-small-glass-pane-stores-terabytes-of-data.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Project Silica<\/a>.\u201d If successful, it could be used to store information for thousands of years without degradation.<\/p>\n<p>The Microsoft researchers store the data in the glass using three-dimensional pixels called voxels. In contrast to classical storage methods such as magnetic spinning disks, the \u201csaucer-sized glass plates of Project Silica will store data for thousands of years and create sustainable storage for the world,\u201d as Microsoft describes it.<\/p>\n<p>Magnetic storage, while widely used, is problematic, according to Microsoft. Because of their limited lifespan, they need to be recopied frequently, which increases energy consumption and operating costs over time: \u201cA hard disk drive might last five years. A tape, well, if you\u2019re brave, it might last ten years\u201d, explains Ant Rowstron, Distinguished Engineer, Project Silica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Research, the R&amp;D arm of the Redmond software giant, is testing the storage of huge amounts of data on glass plates in a futuristic initiative dubbed \u201cProject Silica.\u201d If successful, it could be used to store information for thousands of years without degradation. The Microsoft researchers store the data in the glass using three-dimensional [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":359,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1497,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy","category-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174477\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}