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Scientists have developed a new type of optical disc that can increase information storage capacity to the "petabit" level — 125 terabytes of data, or the combined storage capacity of about 15,000 DVDs.  Optical discs, such as DVDs and Blu-ray discs, are durable and inexpensive. A standard single-layer Blu-ray disc can store 25 gigabytes. By comparison, some USB flash drives can store 1TB, and hard disk drives (HDDs) can hold up to 16TB. But a team of scientists has created a new type of material, called "dye-doped photoresist with aggregation-induced emission luminogens" (AIE-DDPR) with a high areal density (the amount of data that can be stored in a given area) that can offer far denser storage capacity than typical HDDs).  Given the increasing amount of data we generate each day, from instant messages to streaming video, AIE-DDPR optical discs have the potential to revolutionize data storage. Optical discs take up less space than current storage methods, ...

Thousands of TikTok users have been left scratching their heads after a ‘mind - blowing’ optical illusion went viral. Illusionist Dean Jackson, who posts on TikTok as @beatonthebeeb, shared the interesting puzzle involving a traffic light. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Internet baffled after mind-blowing optical illusion . Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> At first, the traffic light appears normal and shows a red light. But Jackson reveals this is not actually the case. “Now red light can’t pass through a cyan filter right, yet you’re still seeing red right?” he asks. “It’s actually your brain working overtime convincing you it’s red.” Thousands of TikTok users have been left scratching their heads after a ‘mind blowing’ optical illusion went viral.  Credit: TikTok By removing the cyan filter, the red light turns a grey colour. However, Jackson notes our brains automatically assume the colour is still red due to our common knowledge of the colours...