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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The world's memory': why Nigeria is burying its history under a mountain in Svalbard

Nigeria became the first African country to deposit cultural and literary archives in the Arctic World Archive, a data storage facility beneath Svalbard that preserves records on specialized film lasting up to 2,000 years.
fromTechzine Global
3 weeks ago

Microsoft Silica stores data for 10,000 years in special kitchen glass

Microsoft has achieved a breakthrough with Project Silica. The technology for long-term data storage now works with borosilicate glass. This is the same material used for cookware and oven doors. The method can store data for up to 10,000 years. Long-term storage of digital information remains a challenge for data centers and archives. Magnetic tapes and hard drives degrade within a few decades, making them less suitable for storing data for future generations.
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