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PostSubject: 1000 Terabyte DVD   1000 Terabyte DVD I_icon_minitimeFri 28 Jun 2013, 2:54 am
Ever wanted more data space on your computer hard-disk-drive? Or wanted to fit back-ups on only one disk when they normally fit on dozens? This may be a very helpful technological advance.

http://theconversation.com/more-data-storage-heres-how-to-fit-1-000-terabytes-on-a-dvd-15306

In short, DVDs use bumps to store data. These bumps are made and read by a laser. Laser beams can only make a spot so small (~500nm), and this has been the limiting factor for optical media. However, a clever idea circumvents that limitation. Two lasers are fired- one that is normal and one that is doughnut shaped. The doughnut laser doesn't read or write on the disk, but it cancels out the central laser which does read/write. All that is left of the central laser is the 'hole' in the doughnut laser. This beam is a tiny 9nm, allowing for a data increase from 4.7 GB to 1000 TB.
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PostSubject: Re: 1000 Terabyte DVD   1000 Terabyte DVD I_icon_minitimeFri 28 Jun 2013, 9:55 pm
That sounds awesome. o_o
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PostSubject: Re: 1000 Terabyte DVD   1000 Terabyte DVD I_icon_minitimeFri 28 Jun 2013, 10:08 pm
yeah, it's basically the best.
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