Physicists stored data in quantum holograms made of twisted light

A blue spiral that coalesces into a white ball of light against a black background

A new experiment creates data-storing holograms from spiraling particles of light.

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Particles of twisted light that have been entangled using quantum mechanics offer a new approach to dense and secure data storage.

Holograms that produce 3-D images and serve as security features on credit cards are usually made with patterns laid down with beams of laser light.