What's All the Fuss About... Pyrex glass.

The article focuses on Microsoft’s development of a data storage technology using borosilicate glass, commonly known as Pyrex, which is resistant to extreme heat and capable of preserving data for over 10,000 years. Through Project Silica, Microsoft has demonstrated the ability to write and read data on this glass using a single laser pulse to create phase voxels, enabling long-term, stable storage verified by accelerated aging tests. Although the write speed is significantly slower than modern solid-state drives, the technology offers vastly superior durability, with a 120mm-square piece of glass storing over 2 terabytes of data. While the research phase of Project Silica has concluded, Microsoft has not yet committed to commercializing the technology, leaving its future application uncertain. [Extracted from the article]