This 5D Memory Crystal can store 360 TB of data for billions of years

Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) have made advances in designing data storage formats – 5D Memory Crystal, capable of storing up to 360 TB of information. 5D Memory Crystal is equivalent to fused quartz with thermal stability of up to 1,000°C, toleration to extreme freezing, and resistance to force of up to 10 tons/cm2. The 5D Memory Crystal could be a landmark moment in eternal data archiving (virtually 13.8 billion years at 190°C).