dataSTICKIES are the new USB. Created by Aditi Singh & Parag Anand, the award-winning design is the next generation of data portability that will replace USB data drives.

Like its name suggests, dataSTICKIES can be carried like a stack of sticky-back notes. Each of them can be peeled from the stack and stuck anywhere on the ODTS (Optical Data Transfer Surgace), which is a panel that can be attached to the front surface of devices like computer screens, televisions, music systems, and so on. The device uses a special conductive adhesive that sticks them to the ODTS and serves as a medium that transfers the data.

dataSTICKIES are made in graphene, "a ground-breaking new material which is a flat mono-layer of carbon atoms tightly packed into a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice with a minimum thickness of one atom. A paper thin sheet of graphene has the capacity to carry huge volumes of data."

How it works:

• The special low-tack, pressure-sensitive adhesive is capable of being reused without leaving marks like a repositionable note.When the dataSTICKIES are being read by the device, their edges light up.
• The dataSTICKIES come in various colors and patterns that make data segregation according to type and size easier.
• They can be stacked and used together for increased capacity, which also enables carrying them together.
• The top surface can be written on.
• If a file needs to be given to someone, a single sticky can be handed out rather than an entire pen drive.
• The dataSTICKIES are not easily lost because they can be stuck down on any object.
  

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