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Monash Builds a Tiny Chip That Computes With Light, Not Electricity
Technology

Monash Builds a Tiny Chip That Computes With Light, Not Electricity

Australian researchers have packed multiple optical functions onto a single chip, opening a path to faster, lower-power computing — and quantum-inspired tech that runs at room temperature.

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Stanford's Fingertip-Sized Chip Boosts Light 100x With Tiny Power Draw
Technology

Stanford's Fingertip-Sized Chip Boosts Light 100x With Tiny Power Draw

A new Stanford optical amplifier the size of a fingertip can intensify light signals 100-fold on a few hundred milliwatts — small enough to run on a battery and fit inside a smartphone.

3 min read
Scientists Teleport a Photon Between Quantum Dots Across 270 Meters
Science

Scientists Teleport a Photon Between Quantum Dots Across 270 Meters

A European team transferred a photon's quantum state between two independent quantum dots over a 270-metre free-space link, clearing a major hurdle on the road to a quantum internet.

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MIT Discovers Chaotic Laser Light Self-Organizes Into a Pencil Beam
Science

MIT Discovers Chaotic Laser Light Self-Organizes Into a Pencil Beam

Researchers at MIT found that messy, high-power laser light fired down an optical fiber can spontaneously focus itself — opening a faster path to 3D imaging of the blood–brain barrier.

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New Camera Captures Events Unfolding in Trillionths of a Second
Science

New Camera Captures Events Unfolding in Trillionths of a Second

Chinese researchers unveiled an imaging method that captures both brightness and structural change in a single shot at femtosecond speeds — opening a new window on ultrafast science.

3 min read
IonQ Links Two Quantum Computers With Light for the First Time
Technology

IonQ Links Two Quantum Computers With Light for the First Time

The quantum computing company photonically connected two independent trapped-ion systems using entanglement — a first for commercial quantum hardware.

2 min read
Scientists Build First Quantum Battery That Charges With Light
Technology

Scientists Build First Quantum Battery That Charges With Light

Australian researchers built a laser-charged quantum battery that gets faster as it grows — flipping how conventional energy storage works.

2 min read
Scientists Shatter the Solar Cell Efficiency Ceiling with a 130% Quantum Yield
Technology

Scientists Shatter the Solar Cell Efficiency Ceiling with a 130% Quantum Yield

A team from Kyushu University and Johannes Gutenberg University achieved what was long thought impossible — extracting more energy carriers from sunlight than photons absorbed.

3 min read
Duke Engineers Build the Fastest Light Detector Ever — and It Needs No Power to Run
Science

Duke Engineers Build the Fastest Light Detector Ever — and It Needs No Power to Run

A new ultrathin photodetector from Duke University captures light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum in just 125 picoseconds, opening doors to revolutionary cameras for medicine and agriculture.

2 min read