Imagine storing a whole library of books inside a tiny drop of liquid that lasts forever. This project uses DNA as a biological hard drive to save massive amounts of data without needing electricity. It also lets you hide secret digital signatures directly inside physical products to prove they are genuine.
Digital archiving is expensive and energy-intensive, while physical product authentication is prone to forgery. Current DNA storage is too costly for wide adoption.
A system for embedding data into products (DNA-of-things) and a 100MB proof of concept for low-cost archival storage using photolithography and composite DNA.
If you are a cloud provider dealing with the high cost of maintaining legacy data centers — this project developed reduced-cost synthesis and encoding that allows for sustainable, long-term archiving. It aims to make DNA storage competitive with existing digital technologies.
If you are a luxury brand dealing with counterfeit products — this project developed 'DNA-of-things' technology to embed information and cryptographic authentication directly into physical items. This provides a physical basis for secure verification of authenticity.
If you are a security firm dealing with vulnerable digital keys — this project developed one-way functions and CRISPR-mediated segmentation based on DNA. This creates a physical layer of cryptographic authentication that is extremely difficult to hack.
Based on available project data, the project uses photolithography-based synthesis, composite DNA letters, and optimized synthesis cycles to lower expenses and increase information capacity.
Based on available project data, the project is developing photolithographic synthesis which is described as highly scalable and low-cost, though it currently requires new encoding to fix optical error rates.
Based on available project data, no specific licensing terms are mentioned, but the project involves a consortium of 7 partners including 2 industry members and 1 SME.
Based on available project data, the project uses tailored coding and reconstruction approaches specifically designed for encapsulated and embedded DNA in products.
The project runs from 2023-11-01 to 2027-10-31, suggesting that fully validated commercial versions would likely emerge toward or after the 2027 end date.
The consortium is research-heavy with 4 universities and 1 research institute, but maintains a 29% industry ratio with 2 industrial partners, including one SME. This balance suggests the project is focused on translating high-level academic breakthroughs in chemistry and computer science into practical industrial tools across 5 different countries.
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