0:00.0	Nature.
0:03.0	In a experiment, I don't know yet.
0:06.0	Why is blight so far?
0:08.0	Like, it sounds so simple.
0:09.0	They had no idea.
0:11.0	But now the data's...
0:12.0	I find this not only refreshing, but at some level astounding.
0:19.0	Nature.
0:20.0	Nature. Nature.
0:25.5	Welcome back to the nature podcast.
0:30.4	This time, how to store data in glass for thousands of years. And a vaccine against breast cancer recurrence.
0:34.6	I'm Nick Petri-Cow.
0:35.6	And I'm Lizzie Gibney.
0:53.8	No. recurrence. I'm Nick Petit Chow. And I'm Lizzie Gibney. In this digital world we live in, a single person can create enough data to fill a library in just one day.
0:59.0	So how can humanity ever hope to store this colossal amount of information for the long term?
1:03.7	This week in nature, a team from Microsoft describes a new method that involves using lasers to store data inside glass.
1:07.5	And it's an approach that could last for thousands of years.
1:13.0	Why lasers and glass?
1:18.7	Well, because conventional hard drives store data magnetically. The ones and zeros that make up the binary code that computers read are written by magnetizing sections of a disk, which is all
1:24.5	well and good, but as you may have experienced, the information can get lost or corrupted.
1:30.4	And if we want to make sure our photos, memories and scientific findings get stored into the distant future, we'll need something else.
1:38.8	To find out if that's something else could be glass, reporter Annand's Jagatia spoke to Richard Black,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from podcast@nature.com, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of podcast@nature.com and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.