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A simple two-dimensional grid can convey a lot of information – whether making pictures with Lite-Brite or storing data in DNA. Justin Day/Flickr

DNA ‘Lite-Brite’ is a promising way to archive data for decades or longer

Will Hughes, Boise State University; George David Dickinson, Boise State University, and Luca Piantanida, Boise State University

DNA has been storing vast amounts of biological information for billions of years. Researchers are working to harness DNA for archiving data. A new method uses light to simplify the process.

Why we removed an article on the My Health Record

Sasha Petrova, The Conversation

The Conversation published a story earlier today that was incorrect. The story, titled “We have less than three months to opt out before the My Health Record system has our details, and no-one told us…
Detecting the errors in data is one thing, but correction them is still possible at the quantum computing level. Shutterstock/andriano cz

Error correcting the things that go wrong at the quantum computing scale

Thomas Stace, The University of Queensland

One of the challenges for quantum computing is knowing how to detect and correct errors that may occur in the data. And we can do that without even knowing what the data says.

Related Topics

  1. Algorithm
  2. Computing
  3. Data
  4. Data storage
  5. DNA
  6. Electronic health records
  7. Health records
  8. New research
  9. Quantum computing

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