Scottish researchers working on "nano-clusters" for data storage
By Marc Perton 
posted Jun 2nd 2005 4:25PM
posted Jun 2nd 2005 4:25PM
We were pretty impressed when Toshiba and Samsung began producing
4GB 0.85-inch hard drives earlier this year, but that's
nothing compared with what researchers at Glasgow University are working on. The team is developing nano-clusters —
clusters of molecules 10,000 times thinner than a human hair — that they say could be used to create next-gen
data-storage that could cram "10,000 more 'storage units' into a given area than is currently possible." That would
pump that 0.85-inch drive up to 40TB. Deets are sketchy, so we're taking a wait-and-see on this, but that won't stop us
from thinking about how we could fill all that space. Let's see, that's 10 million songs, 8,000 movies, the Library of
Congress …
[Via OnlineBlog]
are there 10million songs?
that.. is insane
They're too late, I just got an Argosy HG480 and am enjoying my INFINITE STORAGE!!
Say... each song is 3 minutes long.Umm... 10,000,000*3.0/(365*24*60)?? That's only 57 years of continuous non-repeated playback. You know you live longer than that...
Only a dollar per megabyte!
thats incredible...i wonder how long it'll be before they plan on using this in consumer products. any time estimations?
This is exciting as hell, I hope they push this foward with all force.
#6... this is probably 10 years away. It looks like they haven't actually gotten anything storing data yet, just the theory. But hey, we've all been wondering if we'll hit the limits of data storage any time soon... looks like probably not. And yeah, that would make about a 2500 TB desktop drive... Some day, we'll get to the point where storage space is irrelevant because it is so massive... that will be cool. Alhough, if we had ultra high resolution 3 dimensional video media or something crazy like that, that might take up a lot of space... Oh well, time for me to stop.
-Taylor
they say could be used to create next-gen data-storage that could cram “10,000 more ‘storage units’ into a given area than is currently possible.
Lots of could's in there. My guess is that it'll be a long while before we see any nano-clustering storage devices. A 40TB iPod that plays video might be interesting. ;)
but guys, if you're downloading a 1tb file, wouldn't bandwidth become a problem? someone should fix this :-P
Well think about it guys. The applications from the last decade didn't require the amount of space that we commonly use today.
So respectively, a HD that can hold TB instead of GB will entail more apps that require it?
Who knows.
How much storage are on those isolinear chips in Star Trek? Are we getting close?
Well...that's another step in making everything smaller. I'm sure that by the time these Glasgow people are done, the demand for such devices would be just enough.
Hey...I won't mind playing Battlefield 5 (or Final Fantasy XX-something) in real simulation. XD
would this also apply to flash devices? that seems more tangible
I think what Fixen means to say is that he would like to play Final Fantasy XXX in a real simulation.
No offense Fixen, but I would to.
Final Fantasy XXX on PS9
And try new Nano Clusters with Almonds!
O.O 40.....40 TB! Holy CRAP!!
I just upgraded from a 10gb hd to a 40gb in my laptop and the jump seems enormous. 40 TB! Sign me up!
Screw wireless connections...I'll just download the internet!
Ha. 40TB. In a laptop. Right. When I'm 80 and in possession of the Hilton fortune.
Thank god for scientists and researchers. There's no limit to technology!
We will never get to the point where storage is not a concern because there is "simply too much." It is a well-known truism in the computing industry that software is a gas, and expands to fill the space it is given.
You want to fill up a 40TB drive? It would only fit 3.5 hours of uncompressed 24-bit 1080i video with simple stereo linear PCM audio.
#10, Fiber Optic is rolling out within the next 3 years between Verizon and SBC. Verizon already has Fiber in Boston, and already starting in Souther California.... rated at 5mb/s for minimum, and 50mb/s for max, at starting plans, I'm sure Fiber is rated for much much more.
"I think what Fixen means to say is that he would like to play Final Fantasy XXX in a real simulation.
No offense Fixen, but I would to."
I put in the word "something" to avoid this. I'm keeping it clean, and no offense, I can't change what you would crave.
"I think what Fixen means to say is that he would like to play Final Fantasy XXX in a real simulation."
Depends on which characters are involved. Would this include Yuna and Rikku from FFX or would this be Selphie and Quistis from FF VIII?
Now are we talking final fantasy 30, or a hardcore FF. Because one of them probably already exist.
[goes to dl the internet]