Table salt multiplies hard disk space six times

[runestone]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...six-times.html

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Scientists in Singapore have developed a surprising use for ordinary salt that they say could help deal with the increasingly quantities of data that companies and individuals are creating and storing.

Their new manufacturing process, involving simple sodium chloride, can boost the capacity of computer hard disks by six times.

The discovery was made by Singapore's national research institution the Agency for Science Technology and Research, in collaboration with the National University of Singapore and the Data Storage Institute.

The agencies have "developed a process that can increase the data recording density of hard disks to 3.3 Terabits per square inch, six times the recording density of current models", they said in a statement.

The addition of sodium chloride to the manufacturing process meant the pattern of bits – units of information – on the surface of each magnetic disk was neater, allowing more to be crammed in.

[Ayu]

Let's just pretend I could come up with a hilarious pun related to salting hashes.

Seriously though, 600% is an increase I like to hear of.

[sharknice]

I tried it and it is still showing the same available space for me. Do I need to update to special firmware or something before the extra space shows up?

[unknown]

I just dumped salt all inside of my hard drive and now it won't work anymore. I'm suing these people to hell.

[MaudKip]

I used sugar. It's pretty sweet.