[clug] [OT] 1.6Tb on Optical Disk: gold nanotubes from Swinburne University of Technology

[steve jenkin]

Thought the geeks might be interested...

Commercial availability is 5yrs away.
Looking at silver nanotubes also.

1.6Tb on Optical Disk: gold nanotubes from Swinburne University of
Technology - published in Nature.

<http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/05/21/2576963.htm>

"Since publication, the authors have recorded 10 layers, and they
believe it is possible to record 100 layers onto a single disc."


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