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MiLoS
(E! 7360)
Eurostars project
Project duration: 2012-2015
Project budget: 4 mill Euro
Project Abstract
The MiLoS Project has developed a long-term storage
and preservation medium that eliminates the need for
costly and repetitive migration of data. It has under-
taken the necessary R&D to create a new European-
based solution and workflow that will be a strong and
competitive alternative to US and Asian hard disk and
tape technologies that currently is used for long-term
archiving.
The main objectives of the project have been to:
• Develop a new storage and preservation medium the
“piqlFilm” based on nano-sized photosensitive materi-
als for migration-free long-term storage and future re-
trieval as well as required preservation processes. This
new storage medium, together with other aspects of
the storage solution, will have the capacity to store data
safely for up to 500 years and will be based on open
standards
• Preserve the data with highest possible speed of data
writing and reading on the new medium
• Create a cost-effective and practical packaging solu-
tion for the medium with the same longevity properties
as the medium and with efficient logistics during long-
term storage; the piqlBox.
The MiLoS project has managed to demonstrate
enhanced storage capacity, improved longevity with
logistical flexibility and higher writing and reading
speeds with the piqlFilm. In addition to developing
the medium material, the project has also had other
objectives:
• Establish reliable, cost-effective manufacturing
methods for the medium and packaging
• Develop a photochemical processing and related
equipment for the new medium
• Evaluate and prove the longevity and reliability of the
new medium and its packaging
• Establish a full-scale integrated process chain or work-
flow with skilled and demanding users of long-term
R&D Projects
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