Data-Density Increase

The density achievable with the technology "could potentially enable the contents of 250 DVDs to fit onto a surface the size of a quarter" says Ting Xu of the University of California at Berkeley.

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Storing data with a Magnetic Tornado

Argonne National Laboratory researchers said recently that they have discovered a way to control the rotation - or chirality - of "magnetic tornadoes" in way that could enable the writing and reading of digital information with greater sensitivity, reliability and efficiency.

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Argonne National Laboratory Paper

Holographic Data Storage

Scientists have harnessed the power of holography to store large amounts of data in a postage stamp-sized disc.

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