In the article “DNA: The Ultimate Hard Drive” in the August 17 issue of the journal “Science” written by molecular geneticist, George Church, and biological engineer, Sriram Kosuri, both from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and biomedical engineer, Yuan Gao from Johns Hopkins University describe what could be the next data storage medium...
read moreTHERE ARE MORE THAN TWO WAYS TO GRIP A DISC The next time you sit down with the task of designing a gripper to pick up CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray™ discs for your next automated disc publisher, you’ll no doubt realize that you have a lot of options. You can use vacuum cups or an..
read moreBlu-ray discs have given new life to the realm of optical storage, offering unmatched video quality and a new range of potential features that helped the format become a favorite of major studios and carve out a following among consumers. However, the technology is considerably less friendly to smaller studios, with its high manufacturing costs..
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