Mini disks with slanted edges could save your data, not the music industry

Mini disks with slanted edges could save your data, not the music industry
No, not those MiniDiscs . The ones we’re talking about, created by researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, are much, much smaller — less than 300 nanometers across. The tiny disks of magnetic material are formed using glass spheres that are themselves about 300nm in diameter. They are arranged into hexagonal shapes on top of a thin, magnetic layer and are then bombarded with …
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‘Changing the way people see the world’
Artist Karen Guancione of Belleville has had her work featured in numerous galleries, books and magazines around the world; earned a long list of grants, fellowships and awards; served as national president of the Graphic Artists Guild; successfully lobbied to pass bills in Congress on behalf of artists; and has lead workshops in more schools, museums, and libraries than she can remember.
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Snooki
– Ne-Yo’s music has been deleted from reality TV star Snooki’s Ipod. Snooki stirred the pot last month when she was featured on the cover of reputable music magazine, Rolling Stone. Artist like Pink and Ne-Yo had a thing or two to say about the cover.
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Librarians and Publishers to Engage in eBook Dialogue at Digipalooza 2011
CLEVELAND, OH–(Marketwire – 03/16/11) – Public and school librarians from around the world will come together with publishing industry leaders at OverDrive’s third international user group conference, Digipalooza ( www.digipalooza.com ), July 28-31, 2011, in Cleveland. Held every two years, this four-day educational and networking conference will address the massive …
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