5D memory crystal is not really crystal. "It's silica glass," Kazansky said. "It's not like the glass in windows. It's similar to what's used in fiber. It's very pure silica, and it's very durable." It's tougher even than tardigrades. The fused silica can withstand temperatures of up to 1000°C, force up to 10 tons per cm 2, and cosmic radiation.

Scientists in the United Kingdom have stored the entire human genome on a “5D memory crystal,” in the hope that it could be used in the future as a blueprint to bring humanity back from extinction.

The entire human genome – all 3 billion or so base pairs – has been stored on a tiny, 5D memory crystal built to last for billions of years. In theory, should humans go extinct, this little chip could provide a blueprint to bring us back – providing the technology to do so has materialized by then.

Scientists have created "a form of information immortality" meant to instruct future species on how to recreate humans. But who, or what, will find it?

Researchers have stored the entire human genome on a 5D memory crystal, a data storage breakthrough that can last billions of years. A team at the University of Southampton envisions the crystal serving as a blueprint to revive humanity from extinction,

In a remarkable breakthrough, University of Southampton scientists have successfully preserved the complete human genome on a 5D memory crystal. This revolutionary data storage format boasts incredible longevity, capable of surviving for billions of years.

British scientists have successfully preserved the entire human genome on a 5D memory crystal, which they believe could one day serve as a blueprint to resurrect humanity after extinction, even thousands of years in the future.