3D optical data storage is any form of optical data storage in which information can be recorded or read with three-dimensional resolution.
Examples of 3D optical data storage media. Top row – written Call/Recall media; Mempile media. Middle row – FMD; D-Data DMD and drive. Bottom row – Landauer media; Microholas media in action.
Photochromism is the reversible change of color upon exposure to light. It is a transformation of a chemical species (photoswitch) between two forms by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation (photoisomerization), where the two forms have different absorption spectra.
A photochromic eyeglass lens, after exposure to sunlight while part of the lens remained covered by paper.
Hackmanite before (top) and after (bottom) exposure to UV