It turns out that you don’t need to be a scientist to encode data in DNA. Researchers have been working on DNA-based data storage for decades, but a new template-based method inspired by our ...

Data storage refers to the systematic process of archiving digital information, ensuring its availability and security for future use. This process involves various storage methods, including ...

CRN looks at 10 hot data storage startups that have recently entered the market with a wide range of new technologies.

Renmin University researchers present a comprehensive survey of sampling- and sketch-based algorithms for distinct value estimation in big data, offering insights to accelerate database queries, ...

The next-generation data storage market is projected to grow from $65.1 billion in 2024 to $90 billion by 2029, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate of 6.7%, according to MarketsandMarkets.

New research now demonstrates an alternative approach, a synthesis-free method that uses a universal DNA template to encode data. ( Nature 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08040-5 ) ...

A new material for high density data storage can be erased and recycled in a more efficient and sustainable way, providing a potential alternative to hard disk drives, solid-state drives and flash ...

Unlike a hard disk, data on tape have to be read sequentially, which means reaching a specific detail is slow. It requires specialist storage and equipment to read. But there are also good reasons ...