On Engadget this week there was an article about scientists that have made major breakthroughs in nanotechnology allowing you to bring your conscience with you at the size it probably already is.
They have managed to inscribe the Bible onto a tiny bit of silicon smaller than a grain of sugar. They claim 300,000 pages. Now, for those of you shaking there heads, no, the other half of your bible was not eaten by the dog; It is the Hebrew bible, which is significantly larger. It was accomplished in one hour by blasting tiny gallium ions at an object that then rebounded, causing an etching affect.
They have no conclusive proof, in my opinion, because they also cannot read it. Commentors of Engadget were also quick to point this out, saying that it couldn't be read / write technology, and that they didn't include any useful information like the font size or type. My personal favorite remarks on the subject are "Who was the Pinhead? George Bush?", and the other dealing with it's name: someone suggested "iBle".
My take on it is one of enormous triumph. This is a step in the right direction - towards further minimizing our data and bringing us one step closer to carrying flash memory that carries our entire hard drive with us, to boot on any computer anywhere. Common references I'd like to make are to the Artemis Fowl series, specifically he Eternity Cube. Also, to the crystal storage of Superman's parents. Combine this with Seadragon, and then you've got some money!!
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