Laser-written glass tablets can preserve data for millennia

Nature

by Feng Chen

February 19, 2026

An archive system that encodes information in modified optical properties of glass could be a fast, efficient way to store huge quantities of data. An archive system that encodes information in modified optical properties of glass could be a fast, efficient way to store huge quantities of data.

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Originally published on Nature on 2/19/2026