A new ultrahigh-density optical storage technology that can store up to nine bits of information per diffraction-limited area that works thanks to a deep learning approach has been put forward by ...

Optical storage can last a century, give faster access to data, and is backward compatible with earlier optical technology, yet disk drives and tape rule in long-term storage. Optical media is the ...

Why it matters: In the new digital age, CDs and DVDs have become relics, replaced by the popularity of streaming and cloud storage. However, scientists think they may have found a way to bring optical ...