Company will archive 200k pages onto 2" nickel square
Bonusfive sez, "A company is providing services to etch up to 196,000 pages (nano microscope retrieval) onto a 2 inch square of nickel for archival purposes, which should last 1,000 years and survive heat up to 500 degrees C. They can also cram up to 18,000 pages for optical microscope retrieval."
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Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances
* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference
Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)
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