Computing Update

"Research is closing in on the next-generation of ultra-high-density magneto-optical storage devices that could store more than 6,000 Terabits (6 petabits) of data, more than 70 times the contents of the entire U.S. Library of Congress, on a single 5-inch disc":

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-09/aiop-ptt092010.php