Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK successfully stored the entirety of the human genome sequence onto an indestructible 5D optical memory crystal no bigger than a penny. The indestructibility claims are no joke since the discs can withstand temperatures up to 1,000°C, cosmic radiation, and even direct impact forces of 10 tons per cm2.

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    9 hours ago

    1: “Please, destroy my datacrystal when I die. Like a true friend.” 2: “But dude…it’s indestructible…” 3: “I will destroy the crystal! I will take it to mount doom!” 2: “…And my axe.”