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Scientists have discovered a way to use single missing atoms in crystals as memory cells, packing terabytes of data into a millimeter-sized cube. (scitechdaily.com)

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[–] knightly@pawb.social 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Memory Diamond (crystals optimized for data storage) has been a cyberpunk trope since the 80's. Neat that we're finally getting there.

See also:

Computronium (matter optimized for data processing)