The visual story of data storage: From storage properties to user interfaces

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Design considerations for advancing data storage with synthetic DNA for long-term archiving

“…Indeed, the increase in length, speed and higher accuracy will reduce synthesis cost, which is an important factor. This factor is currently limiting both the widespread application and adoption of synthetic DNA-based storage, and it is capping the limit of experimentally validated data storage using synthetic DNA as a storage medium [ 2 ]. In addition, high-throughput sequencing technology has made a notable advancement by significantly reducing the cost and time of sequencing.…”

“…There exists a varied number of alternative storage media which have been covered extensively [ 2 ]. We focus on plant science as a use case and a point of discussion.…”

“…Hyper Dense - Thanks to its exceptional information density reaching up to 455 exabytes per gram (EB g −1 ), synthetic DNA is an attractive alternative to conventional data storage media [ 10 ]. This value is about six orders of magnitude higher than the best conventional storage medium, i.e., magnetic tape [ 2 , [15] , [16] , [17] ].…”

“…The digital data generated in modern society is rapidly increasing [ 1 ]. Various conventional storage technologies have been developed, including those based on magnetic, optical, and solid-state devices (e.g., tape, Blu-ray disc, flash memory), respectively [ 2 ]. Tape technology, primarily used for long-term archiving, has seen significant improvements in density, with tape memories reaching 330 terabytes [ 3 ].…”

“…New alternative methods of data storage, such as molecular or atomic media, have been considered sustainable because they increase storage capacity, reduce energy cost, and increase durability [ 2 ]. As shown in Fig.…”