Interesting (and short) story, but i think i’ll place my bets on
\nholographic storage over rainbow technology anyday!:<\/p>\n
According to a report from the Arab News, a university technology student
\nnamed Sainul Abideen has invented a method of storing massive amounts of
\ndigital data on a plain piece of paper that he claims could store many
\ntimes the capacity of the best Blu-ray or HD-DVD discs. In fact, Abideen
\nsays that his Rainbow technology can enable him to store from 90 to 450GB
\non a piece of paper. As far as a real life demonstration of a 450GB paper
\ngoes, the technology still needs development.<\/p>\n
Abideen, who hails from the Kerala, India, claims that that his Rainbow
\nsystem is better than a binary storage because instead of using ones and
\nzeros to represent data, Abideen uses geometric shapes such as squares and
\nhexagons to represent data patterns. Color is also used in the system to
\nrepresent other data elements. According to Abideen, all that’s required
\nto read the Rainbow prints is a scanner and specialized software.<\/p>\n
The reporter at Arab News claims to have seen 450 pages of fully printed
\nfoolscap being stored on a 4-square inch piece of Rainbow paper. The
\nreporter also claimed that he was shown a 45-second video clip that was
\nstored using the Rainbow system on a plain piece of paper. Interestingly,
\n45-seconds of video isn’t a lot, and if the Rainbow system can store up to
\n450GB, then we need to be watching full length high-definition videos from
\na piece of paper.<\/p>\n
One of the major advantages of the Rainbow system is the fact that it
\nshould cost a lot less to produce than typical polycarbonate DVD and CD
\ndiscs. Abideen claims that huge databanks can be constructed out of
\nRainbow-based storage mediums. Although the main attraction is cheap paper
\nright now, other media can use the Rainbow system too.<\/p>\n
As of right now, Abideen’s system is still under research at the Muslim
\nEducational Society Engineering College and although no major companies
\nhave expressed interest, Abideen is confident of the system’s future.
\nAccording to the report, Aibdeen is hard at work at developing a Rainbow
\nscanner that would be small enough for integration into notebook
\ncomputers. If developed, a Rainbow printer will likely be next up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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