"Iomega have filed a patent which may allow the development of DVD's with storage capacities up to 100 times greater than current DVD's. The new technolgy uses nano-technology to encode data onto the surface of a DVD, and is known as Articulated Optical DVD, or AO-DVD.
Iomega intends to file several patents covering the use of nano-technology in optical data storage, of which this is the first. Fred Thomas, Chief Technologist of Research and Development at Iomega Corporation had the following to say about the new technology:
Subwavelength optical data storage can provide an array of mechanisms by which the state of a focused spot of light upon reflection can be precisely changed. This is the key to new commercially interesting multi-level optical data storage that this technology represents. The nano-replication technologies that are used to fabricate these structures at low-cost are just emerging from various labs. I believe the scope of Iomega patents issued and pending in this area, in conjunction with these exciting new nano-replication technologies, will make this a fertile area for optical data storage development and innovation for years to come. As high definition content becomes more pervasive, Iomega sees significant technology partnership and licensing opportunities for this intellectual property."
Tuesday 24th at 23:01 
Tuesday 24th at 23:01 
