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In 2016, progress was made in data storage development as scientists at the University of Southampton successfully developed a 5D memory crystal capable of storing up to 360 terabytes (TB) of data, ...

A crystal used in the study charges under UV light. The process created by the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Zhong Lab could be used with a variety of materials, ...

Scientists have invented a new data storage medium that they are likening to the crystals used to store data in Superman's Fortress of Solitude. According to the scientists, the crystals are so good ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous crystalline structures capable of storing gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane or hydrogen, in tight spaces. Since the 1990s when MOFs were invented, ...