M-DISC offers up to 1,000 years of data storage on a DVD compatible disc
The structure of a standard DVD (left) and the M-DISC, (right), which claims a lifetime of up to 1,000 years
Article Summary
Despite the widespread belief upon their introduction to the market in the early 1980s that CDs would safely store data encoded on them forever, CDs and DVDs are actually susceptible to damage from both normal use and environmental exposure and have an average lifespan of under 10 years. A new optical disc company based in Salt Lake City called Millenniata is set to deliver a new type of optical disc that can be read on standard DVD drives but will safely store data for up to 1,000 years.
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