‘5D’ memory crystal claims to store data for eternity — the human genome has already been crammed onto a single small crystal

5D memory crystals, named as such for degrees of freedom and not literal dimensions, can be used to store hundreds of terabytes of information on a medium that shouldn’t ever die. 

5D memory crystals, named as such for degrees of freedom and not literal dimensions, can be used to store hundreds of terabytes of information on a medium that shouldn’t ever die.