Science Café Cleveland presents
Beyond 0's and 1's
Using chemical-based memory devices for large scale data storage
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
FEATURING:
Emily B. Pentzer
Frank Hovorka Assistant Professor of Chemistry, CWRU
EVENT INFORMATION:
Ninety percent of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone. Our current output of data is roughly 2.5 quintillion bytes a day. A quintillion is a number followed by 18 zeros. It’s a lot. It was generally used to refer to the mass of the earth (in tons) and the number of molecules in the human brain. And now it’s being used to help define how much data is being produced by all of our internet activity through each uploaded picture, tweet tweeted, or study published. As the world steadily becomes more connected with an ever-increasing number of electronic devices, the amount of data generated will only grow over the coming years. As such, there will be increasing challenges on how to store all this “stuff” in an efficient manner. More of the same technology may not be the answer. This Science Café will describe a new approach to data storage using polymer films and a quaternary code of 0, 1, 2, 3. This is in contrast to data storage as currently realized, in a binary code of 0 and 1. The expansion to a quaternary code allows for substantially more data to be stored in the same space, and can be likened to the code that Nature uses to store data in DNA: A, C, T, G. Current limitations, approaches to overcome, and other such hurdles will also be addressed at this Science Cafe Cleveland.
LINKS OF INTEREST:
Beyond binary: optical data storage with 0, 1, 2, and 3 in polymer films | Journal of Materials Chemistry C | March 22, 2017
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK PICKS:
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EVENT DETAILS:
WHERE:
The Music Box Supper Club - Concert Hall
1148 Main Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
WHEN:
November 13, 2017
Doors will be open 5:30 - 9:00 PM (Last call at 8:45PM). Presentation and discussion is 7:00 - 8:00 PM. The Concert Hall will also host a limited menu before and during the event. Not to mention a full bar! (Click here to view menu). Come early, get a good seat, grab a bite and a beverage and enjoy the discussion!
WHO:
Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University chapter of Sigma Xi, WCPN ideastream, and the Music Box Supper Club.
Event flyer coming soon - (.pdf)
