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Published online 20 May 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.496

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DVDs to harness hyperspace

Gold nanorods could boost capacity of next-generation disks.

Spreading into extra dimensions could help next-generation DVDs to store even more data than they currently do. The new technique could squeeze around 140 times the capacity of the best Blu-rays into a standard-sized disk.

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    • 20 May, 2009
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