The following article on the legality of optical storage was written by and is reprinted with permission of Robert F. Williams, president, Cohasset Associates, Inc., a records management ...

then use Bragg selectivity to record subsequent images at the same location to achive storage densities as high as several Tbit/square inch. Starting while at a Silicon Valley startup, Siros ...

Scientists claim to have revealed a pathway to a new kind of “efficient, ultra-high-density optical memory storage.” A recently published paper, penned by researchers from the U.S. Department ...

Verbatim has pledged to continue supporting the recordable optical media market in Japan after Sony's manufacturing closure.

Magnetic storage makes use of a magnetisable coating. Magnetised dots are made on the surface of the material. These dots are created, read and erased by very small electromagnets. Examples ...

Although many challenges remain, especially in optical storage, the slow-light enhancement of linear and nonlinear functions appears to be maturing rapidly and should bear fruit in the short term.

Using high-frequency sound waves to make tunable optical filters, modulators and Q-switches is a well-established and convenient technological solution for many applications, reports Neil Savage.

Researchers in China have unveiled a new optical storage technology that promises to redefine data storage capabilities. Using 3D storage techniques, scientists at the University of Shanghai for ...

A direct access storage device that is written and read by light. The most common types are CD, DVD and Blu-ray. As removable media, optical discs superseded the earlier magnetic disk cartridges ...

In the summer of 2024, Sony revealed plans to gradually end Blu-ray production. Now, the company has shared an official ...

Researchers have unveiled a programmable photonic latch that speeds up data storage and processing in optical systems, offering a significant advancement over traditional electronic memory by reducing ...