"Revolutionary Optical Disc Stores Hundreds of Terabytes, Surpassing DVD Capacity"

Chinese researchers have developed a new optical disk format with a capacity of up to 125TB, achieved through nanotechnology and a 3D stacking architecture. The disks are designed for long-term archival data storage, with a claimed shelf life of 50 to 100 years, and are said to be highly stable with no special storage requirements. The research team is working on improving data transfer speeds, lowering write energy, and making the disks more affordable for commercialization.