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Library to Add Cutting-Edge Molecular Data Storage Device Carrying Digitized Collections to America’s Time CapsuleThe nation’s oldest federal cultural institution is using some of the newest technology to preserve digital copies of historical collection items for the next 250 years. As part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, the Library of Congress will make a trailblazing contribution to the America250 Time Capsule in Philadelphia in July: a tiny metal vial holding synthetic DNA encoded with digital copies from the Library’s collections. The Library initiated a molecular data storage feasibility study in response to a request from Congress in 2024. As a result, the Library has been examining the storage capabilities of a new medium, synthetic DNA. An entirely manufactured molecule, synthetic DNA is designed to replicate the exceptional information density of nature’s best storage medium: DNA itself. Click here for more information.
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