General Electric creates new 500GB holographic disc

April 28, 2009 — 5:40am ET | By Paul Mah

By utilizing a holographic recording technique that it calls micro-holographic storage," General Electric researchers have managed to cram some 500GB of data onto an optical disc the size of a DVD. What makes the new technology even more attractive is that players can be manufactured to support both the new GE discs as well as the current generation of optical technology such as Blu Ray discs, standard DVDs and CDs.