Re: Optical data storage with X-Rays?

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SM — 3/3/2003 9:55:59 AM (archived)

What kind of material would work for that? I know Lead stops x-rays, and there are only a few non-radioactive elements that are in the same atomic mass range on the periodic table:

Gold
Mercury
Thallium
Bismuth
Polonium
Astatine

and maybe a few others...maybe they could make the recordable tracks on the CD out of those materials, and use the focussed x-rays to burn 'em?

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Sony introduces new Blue Laser DVD recorder - Success_Machine - 3/3/2003 9:45:25 AM
- And if memory is correct, there are two competing technologies. again.... n/t (n/t) - Tony - 3/4/2003 7:46:56 PM
- Blue Laser DVD recorder - Tom Brosz - 3/3/2003 7:16:34 PM
  - Which is why I've held off on buying a DVD player - Lee - 3/4/2003 8:24:13 PM
    - Follow that logic and you will inever/i buy a darned thing n/t (n/t) - Tony - 3/4/2003 7:41:22 PM
      - Not really - Lee - 3/4/2003 9:01:19 AM
- Re: Sony introduces new Blue Laser DVD recorder - Greg - 3/3/2003 6:31:32 PM
- Re: Optical data storage with X-Rays? - SM - 3/3/2003 9:55:59 AM
  - Re: Optical data storage with Ultraviolet Lithography? - SM - 3/4/2003 1:50:47 PM

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