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PS4 Protein Coated Disc (PCD) – Blu Ray Alternative

Posted by admin on January 12, 2011 0 comments

Proposed and currently being developed by Professor Venkatesan Renugopalakrishnan, PCD would greatly increase storage over Holographic Versatile Disc(HVD) optical disc systems. It involves coating an ordinary DVD with a special light-sensitive protein produced from the genetic alteration of a microbe. In theory it promises storage up to 50TB. Research with NEC in 2006 prmoised production [Read More]

PS4 Fluorescent Multilayer Disc (FMD) – Blu Ray Alternative

Posted by admin on January 12, 2011 0 comments

It was one of the very first prototype 3D optical storage media to surface. The idea behind the disc is that traditional reflective surfaces prevent multiple layers because of diffraction. This however, will allow layers and layers of storage with fluorescent material instead of reflecting material. It has been developed by a company called Constellation [Read More]