"They did not, however, simply make up a number with no justification..." Right, the concept of storing data in crystalline like structures is not new and ther

"They did not, however, simply make up a number with no justification..." Right, the concept of storing data in crystalline like structures is not new and there's good technical reasons to believe the technology is a goer. (See my more general comment hereunder giving reasons.) BTW, this is a truly exciting development, let's hope the practical implementation doesn't stall.