Optical storage and even DNA storage could be a significant contender for the digital archive market in the coming decades.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A general trend in the advancement of technology is the slimming down of devices. Phones have become pocketable, computers now actually fit on ...

An optical memory based on a semiconductor ring laser is under development in a new project by a pan-European consortium of universities and companies. Photonics scientists have long sought an optical ...

We are entering an age of data explosion. The volume of digital information generated from the internet and from portable and high-definition video devices has doubled every two years since 2000 and ...

LG Electronics, the world’s leading* supplier of optical storage devices, previewed its Network Attached Storage (NAS) device and its broad line of storage options at the 2009 International CES.

Historically, the recording and storage of information have undergone a technological evolution from paintings to carvings, scribing and digitization, as illustrated in Figure 1. The major revolution ...