Better and faster microscope generates large amount of data which then lead to high resolution image. With AI server hunger for more data storage too, look like data storage will be next bottleneck in image processing. Still this is pale in comparison with data generated by LHC per day.

Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers trigger HDD shortage — delays forcing rapid transition to QLC SSDsThe AI boom might help QLC overtake TLC in the next two years.www.tomshardware.com