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In Reply to: Failure of music storage media posted by Mike K on September 12, 2024 at 17:49:10:
We need really robust ways of storing information.
As it turns out, DNA is (can be) remarkably stable over remarkably long periods of time -- and I say this as a biochemist. ;) Of course, DNA is also reasonably efficient as a medium of storing information in a reproducible (no pun intended) and stable format. The proofreading function built into DNA replication leads to a very low (but, of course, nonzero) error rate. Errors in DNA replication are, of course, called mutations, and they aren't always a bad thing -- but I digress. ;)
At any rate, here's my idea. Experience has shown that so-called "PFAS chemicals" (i.e., Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are incredibly (and unfortunately) persistent in the environment. What the world needs now is an inexpensive, efficient, and (ahem) environmentally-friendly way to encode information in polyfluoroalkyl compounds! Stuff'll be around forever.
OK innovators -- go for it. I figure something in configuration of fluorines along the polymer chain(s), or perhaps patterns of single and double bonds along the backbone, can be used as the substrate for encoding data. Tell you what: I won't even file a patent application!
;)
all the best,
mrh
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- So... you know what we need, right? - mhardy6647 06:49:13 09/13/24 (0)
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