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25TB titanium oxide 'super discs' in the works?

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Matthew, May 27, 2010.

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  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,895   +59

    Japanese researchers have discovered a material that could be used to make low-cost discs with a storage capacity that puts existing storage media to shame. Described as a new crystal form of titanium oxide, the material switches from a black-color metal state that conducts electricity to a brown semiconductor when exposed to light, according to Shin-ichi Ohkoshi of the University of Tokyo. That transformation occurs at room temperature and provides an on-off function for data storage.

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    Matthew, May 27, 2010
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  2. Badfinger Newcomer, in training Posts: 160

    Awesome....
    Badfinger, May 27, 2010
    #2

  3. Reloader2 Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    Wow.
    Reloader2, May 27, 2010
    #3

  4. Tekkaraiden TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 779   +22

    He's hoping.
    Tekkaraiden, May 27, 2010
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  5. TomSEA TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,994   +158

    Unreal....who thinks up this stuff??
    TomSEA, May 27, 2010
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  6. BMfan TechSpot Guru Posts: 386   +10

    Nice.
    I'm sure it will be much cheaper than having 25TB of hard drive space.:)
    BMfan, May 27, 2010
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  7. thatguyandrew92 Newcomer, in training Posts: 118

    So I guess we will never break free from the discs. lol
    thatguyandrew92, May 27, 2010
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  8. Guest

    lol

    Imagine how much porn you could store on one of those!
    Guest, May 27, 2010
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  9. TorturedChaos TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 826   +7

    Wow! how long would it take you to actually fill one of those disc's!!
    TorturedChaos, May 27, 2010
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  10. Guest

    just get 1/0,025 from porn on the net
    that's should be answer the previous comment ;)
    Guest, May 27, 2010
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  11. 9Nails TechSpot Paladin Posts: 647   +20

    Umm, can you imagine how small that is? They can't make CPU's any more without isolating the manufacturing equipment from the floor because the Earth is too wobbly. And that's the scale they're discussing here. Am I going to need vibration isolation dampeners on my computers now?
    9Nails, May 27, 2010
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  12. Wendig0 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,006   +51

    Imagine the possibilities for large companies to use these as a disaster recovery medium. When threatened by a hurricane, just grab the discs and gtfo.
    Wendig0, May 27, 2010
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  13. ikesmasher TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,128   +85

    remember when floppies came out and this was the idea of the future..
    the future of tech is truly gonna be the next 20 years.
    ikesmasher, May 27, 2010
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  14. Guest

    Well in 2015 when Moore's Law is relinquished, I'd say instead of physical media and moving parts we will be only dealing with light, holograms, spintronics, and quantum computing. Basically this will never stop and there will always be something better just around the corner. You would think we would be trying to move away from using anything that could be damaged. Imagine scratching or losing a 25TB disc? What about write speed and read speed? Holy crap that would take a long time to burn or rip. The way tech advances it could be a while even after something like this came about that we actually had a fast enough drive to make it feasible to use.
    Guest, May 27, 2010
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  15. ikesmasher TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,128   +85

    true. very true.

    LOL i just thought id rather have a 25TB hard drive than a 25TB DVD.
    ikesmasher, May 27, 2010
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  16. q3samer Newcomer, in training

    LOL enough to last you your whole life and pass it down to your kids hahaha
    q3samer, May 27, 2010
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  17. Lurker101 TechSpot Booster Posts: 543   +64

    "Here son, is your great-grandfathers porn collection, destined to be watched completely. Continue the family legacy. So far, we are only up to 'Cr'"
    Lurker101, May 28, 2010
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  18. emzdhr Newcomer, in training

    That would be AWESOME.....
    emzdhr, May 28, 2010
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  19. q3samer Newcomer, in training

    hahahahaha
    q3samer, May 28, 2010
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  20. Burty117 TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,954   +115

    Love it! I come on here to see the comments and apparently the best thing to fill a 25TB Disc with is Porn! Love it! =)
    Burty117, May 28, 2010
    #20
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