Archivability: The Achilles Heel of Data Storage

The current growth of data storage is unsustainable using conventional storage means. And the anticipated growth of AI simply exacerbates the issue. Our group has developed a radically new method of storing data. It is a write-once system thus applicable only to the 30% of data that is permanently stored. Standing Wave Storage is based on a rather remarkable invention made back in 1890 by Prof. Gabriel Lippmann whereby full-spectrum images are stored in modified black and white lm and won him the Nobel prize in 1908.

Lippmann images are astounding in their color purity and broad spectrum. Sadly the process was never commercialized as the images cannot be duplicated. Our team has taken the Lippmann technology and used it for data storage. The permanence of sliver halide black and white photos is well-known and no energy is used during storage. Its unalterability provides a means for high-level data security. We have made full use of low-cost components widely used in cell phone displays.