As artificial intelligence grows more powerful, so does its appetite for speed and energy. The quest for faster, smarter systems has driven researchers to an unlikely ally—light itself. A new study by ...

Computer components based on specialized LEDs could reduce the energy consumption of power-hungry AI systems, according to new research. AI chips with components that compute using light can run more ...

While it's no replacement for either computer, the new device is a powerful alternative for addressing some very practical challenges. Reading time 3 minutes In a world of ever-improving computing ...

Researchers at Penn have created a hybrid light-matter particle that could dramatically speed up AI computing while using far ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Moore’s law is already pretty fast. It holds that computer chips pack in twice as many transistors every two years or so, producing ...

Imagine a computer that does not rely only on electronics but uses light to perform tasks faster and more efficiently. A collaboration between two research teams from Tampere University in Finland and ...

For decades, the solution to harder problems has been ‘build a bigger computer’— but what if this is the wrong strategy altogether? This is because some problems defeat computers, not because they are ...

Researchers have been developing computers that deploy light, or photons, rather than electricity to power storage and calculations. These light-based computers have the potential to be more energy ...

'Gyromorphs' have chip capabilities essential to the design of cutting-edge computers that use light instead of electricity. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have been developing computers that deploy ...