New initiative aimed at developing optical computing technologies to overcome the performance and energy limitations of traditional electronic ...

Computers that use light instead of circuits to run calculations may sound like a plot point from a Star Trek episode, but researchers have been working on this novel approach to computing for years.

Modern artificial intelligence (AI) faces critical challenges in energy consumption and processing latency due to the inherent limitations of electronic processors. Optical computing has emerged as a ...

Semiconductor giant Marvell Technology has agreed to acquire Celestial AI, a startup building optical interconnects for ...

Machine learning and nanophotonics combine to enable fast, energy-efficient computing and sensing with potential for transformative AI-driven technologies. Fueled by metasurfaces and integrated ...

For decades there has been near constant progress in reducing the size, and increasing the performance, of the circuits that power computers and smartphones. But Moore’s Law is ending as physical ...

Postdoctoral research fellow Xiao Qi in the laser room at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry. Qi used the setup to develop a new optical computing material from nanoparticles that exhibit a phenomenon ...

Ottawa-based deep-tech startup Hyperlume is poised to disrupt the landscape of AI and high-performance computing with its innovative optical interconnect solutions. The company is tackling the growing ...