http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02...billion-years?abthid=56c3860eee29b23642000018
The data itself is recorded onto the glass using an ultrafast laser, which writes the information in three layers of nanostructured dots separated by five micrometers (or one millionth of a meter).
"It is thrilling to think that we have created the technology to preserve documents and information and store it in space for future generations," said Professor Peter Kazansky, the team's lead researcher. "This technology can secure the last evidence of our civilization: all we’ve learnt will not be forgotten."
The data itself is recorded onto the glass using an ultrafast laser, which writes the information in three layers of nanostructured dots separated by five micrometers (or one millionth of a meter).
"It is thrilling to think that we have created the technology to preserve documents and information and store it in space for future generations," said Professor Peter Kazansky, the team's lead researcher. "This technology can secure the last evidence of our civilization: all we’ve learnt will not be forgotten."