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Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK successfully stored the entirety of the human genome sequence onto an indestructible 5D optical memory crystal no bigger than a penny. The indestructibility claims are no joke since the discs can withstand temperatures up to 1,000°C, cosmic radiation, and even direct impact forces of 10 tons per cm2.

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[-] grandel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

Plastic is also indestructible and look where it got us

[-] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 32 points 23 hours ago

Yeah, but imagine if microplastics had terabytes data on them. Finding plastic fibers in your testicles is a bummer, but finding the Lord of the Rings trilogy Director's Cuts in 4K? That would be pretty rad.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 11 points 22 hours ago

I.. That's..

Yeah. That'd be pretty rad.

[-] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 19 hours ago

Am I also finding the director's cut in my testicles? Still rad, but markedly less so.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Plastic is also destructive and look where its profits got us

[-] Lobreeze@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

I don't want to live in a world without plastic.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Nothing wrong with plastics (bcs the term is just do huge), it's just how we manage it and why tf are we still using fossil fuels for it.

I want to live in a world with ~~materials~~ plastics we can live with.

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