News Physics Hot little levers write beaucoup bits By Peter Weiss November 9, 2004 at 1:32 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Want a tip about the future of digital data storage? How about a thousand or a million tips at once? A large array of sharp, microscopic points (SN: 4/1/95, p. 207) can be outstanding for recording and retrieving data on a layer of plastic, report Mark I. Lutwyche and his colleagues at IBM’s research laboratory in Zurich.