Old horseshoes found on site during the renovation and expansion project of the Jones Library in Amherst. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo AMHERST — Piece by piece, a crane at the 43 Amity St. site lifts ...

Researchers at Microsoft have created a data-storage system that can remain readable for at least 10,000 years — and probably much longer. In the digital age, the need for data storage is ballooning.