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alkemical · 08-28-2007, 10:05 AM

How to fit 1TB of data on one CD sized disc

James Rivington
24 Aug 2007 16:37 GMT

Blu-ray and HD DVD have pushed the limits of optical storage further than anyone thought possible. But a new technology has emerged which makes Blu-ray's 50GB capacity look tiny. Mempile in Israel says it's able to fit an incredible 1TB of data onto one "TeraDisc" which is the same size as CDs and DVDs. That's 20 times the capacity of a maxed-out dual-layer Blu-ray disc.

The incredible capacity achieved using this new technology is made possible by employing 200 5GB layers, each one only five microns apart. The discs are completely transparent to the red lasers which are used in the associated recorder.

Prototypes have already been made to store up to 800GB of data, and Mempile says it will crack the 1TB barrier before moving on to build 5TB blue laser disks.

Dr Beth Erez, Mempile's Chief Marketing Officer says that the first 1TB disks have a lifespan of 50 years and could be on the shelves in two to three years.

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"The TeraDisc is made of a material which is highly responsive to two-photon writing and reading. This allows us to write anywhere in that we can focus a red laser onto the disc, e.g. multiple layers," Dr. Erez told TFOT.info.

"However, many other properties of the material have to be optimised to allow this to work properly. Especially the written points, and written layers have to remain transparent after writing, without which it would be very difficult for the reading process to see the 200th layer through 199 written, non-transparent layers.

"When a red laser is focused to a small spot inside the TeraDisc, we can choose if we probe the state of this material (reading , low power) or alter it (writing at higher power). This is very similar to the way a regular CDR works, except for the fact that this is now done in 3D," she said.

It's hard to imagine that a disc format not invented by one of the world's big technology firms could become a future industry standard. But it's perfectly conceivable that these discs might one day be used in libraries to archive digital copies of books and so forth.

On a 1TB disc, you could store:

212 DVD-quality movies
250,000 MP3 files
1,000,000 large Word documents
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L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 09-01-2007, 02:12 AM

Holy sh*t!

I could back up the HDs on both my office computer and my recording rig on that motherf@*ker, man!

alkemical · 09-01-2007, 09:12 AM

yeah check out the storing data on atoms article!

cheese1 · 09-01-2007, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Holy sh*t!

I could back up the HDs on both my office computer and my recording rig on that motherf@*ker, man!

so you save used toilet paper?

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 09-03-2007, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheese1

so you save used toilet paper?

08-28-2007, 10:05 AM	#1
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,723 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	How to fit 1TB of data on one CD sized disc How to fit 1TB of data on one CD sized disc James Rivington 24 Aug 2007 16:37 GMT Blu-ray and HD DVD have pushed the limits of optical storage further than anyone thought possible. But a new technology has emerged which makes Blu-ray's 50GB capacity look tiny. Mempile in Israel says it's able to fit an incredible 1TB of data onto one "TeraDisc" which is the same size as CDs and DVDs. That's 20 times the capacity of a maxed-out dual-layer Blu-ray disc. The incredible capacity achieved using this new technology is made possible by employing 200 5GB layers, each one only five microns apart. The discs are completely transparent to the red lasers which are used in the associated recorder. Prototypes have already been made to store up to 800GB of data, and Mempile says it will crack the 1TB barrier before moving on to build 5TB blue laser disks. Dr Beth Erez, Mempile's Chief Marketing Officer says that the first 1TB disks have a lifespan of 50 years and could be on the shelves in two to three years. Advertisement Highest capacity discs ever "The TeraDisc is made of a material which is highly responsive to two-photon writing and reading. This allows us to write anywhere in that we can focus a red laser onto the disc, e.g. multiple layers," Dr. Erez told TFOT.info. "However, many other properties of the material have to be optimised to allow this to work properly. Especially the written points, and written layers have to remain transparent after writing, without which it would be very difficult for the reading process to see the 200th layer through 199 written, non-transparent layers. "When a red laser is focused to a small spot inside the TeraDisc, we can choose if we probe the state of this material (reading , low power) or alter it (writing at higher power). This is very similar to the way a regular CDR works, except for the fact that this is now done in 3D," she said. It's hard to imagine that a disc format not invented by one of the world's big technology firms could become a future industry standard. But it's perfectly conceivable that these discs might one day be used in libraries to archive digital copies of books and so forth. On a 1TB disc, you could store: 212 DVD-quality movies 250,000 MP3 files 1,000,000 large Word documents tech.co.uk Copyright © 2007 Tech.co.uk, Future Publishing. Registered in England & Wales: 2008885. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions \| Privacy Policy \| Contacts \| Advertising \| Jobs \| Press ::adCenter::

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09-01-2007, 02:12 AM	#2
L.A. BRONCOS FAN Mo' holla fo' yo' dolla! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a bunker in an undisclosed location Posts: 52,697	Holy sht! I could back up the HDs on both my office computer and my recording rig on that motherf@ker, man!

09-01-2007, 09:12 AM	#3
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,723 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	yeah check out the storing data on atoms article!