Or is it just a Sci-Fi pipedream. And how would it work, anyway? Aren’t CDs still having their data stored on magnetic stuff?
We store data in crystals already. DRAM data is tiny regions of electric charge stored on the surface of thin slices of single-crystal silicon.
Alternate question: when are we going to store data throughout a volume, rather than only on a surface.
Actually CDs and DVDs are not magnetic. The data are stored as little bumps created by a laser on a polished aluminum substrate.
You can pass a strong magnet next to a CD or DVD and the data still remains unharmed.
Data stored in cystals require holographic imprinting which science hasnt quite perfected yet. There are a few universities trying it but I forget which (Stanford is one…I think) Just dont expect to use Isolinear chips on your computer anytime soon.
This can’t be new technology!! The gypsy down the street says she can see my whole life in her crystal ball…
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Did someone say they were?
Ack nevermind, misread the OP…