This new storage technology underwent an accelerated degradation test submitting it to two hours under 1000℃. Afterwards the data embedded in quartz glass was retrievable with no corruption. Translating these results under real world conditions we can expect this medium to survive into hundreds of millions of years. Conceivably, culture could never be lost again.If this was around in biblical times we could have had 100% intact records with some pristine digital photos of Jesus and his wife that we’re just getting around to hearing about now.
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