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yes, but it's never going to be a particularly strong one, this smells like they're mainly pushing gold because people tend to think of it as the pinnacle, magi
by dusted 5y ago
yes, but it's never going to be a particularly strong one, this smells like they're mainly pushing gold because people tend to think of it as the pinnacle, magic material. Sure, it has very nice properties, but I fail to see long-term data storage as one of them.
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoNot up on my metallurgy, but I seem to recall that platinum has many of the same electrical and chemical advantages of gold. I think a few of the rare earth metals may also be better. Gold is actually cheaper than a lot of these metals.
- vr46 5y agoSilver-based photographs have lasted over a hundred years (as have actual books) so I think we're probably ok for archival media. There was a process I knew of years ago that replaced the silver in photos with gold or other metals, so that ought to nail it.
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoFolks in the UK may remember this fiasco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Domesday_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Domesday_Project
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago> There was a process I knew of years ago that replaced the silver in photos with gold This process? https://science.howstuffworks.com/alchemy-to-chemistry.htm https://science.howstuffworks.com/alchemy-to-chemistry.htm
- vr46 5y agoLOL, no, more like using this: https://tetenal.com/pdf/pi/101126e.pdf https://tetenal.com/pdf/pi/101126e.pdf
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoThanks! TIL