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 ...

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 ...

An optic fiber sensing system developed by researchers in China and Canada can peer inside supercapacitors and batteries to observe their state of charge. Renewable energy sources are naturally ...

As Sony quits the optical storage device market, and cloud storage costs become ever lower, how long will it be before we struggle to find devices to access those DVD archives or Blu-ray backup discs?

Skyrmions, recognized for their intricate spin configurations, have captivated researchers as topological quasiparticles with ...

Holograms made of tiny particles of silver could double the amount of information that can be stored in digital optical devices, such as sensors, displays and medical imaging devices. Researchers from ...

Even IT managers can get the blues. Or at least that’s what a gaggle of vendors are hoping as they prepare ultradense optical storage products based on blue-laser technology. Conventional optical ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In a world driven by data, the relentless growth of digital information is pushing existing storage technologies to their limits. Every day, vast amounts of data are generated, ...

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(Nanowerk News) Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new method for making multi-coloured holograms from a thin film of silver nanoparticles, which could greatly increase the ...

Taiwan’s opto-electronics industry produced NT$155.65 billion worth of goods in the first quarter of 2002 on the back of brisk demand for flat display panels and optical storage devices, according to ...