Scientists Discover “Virtual Charges” That Exist Only When Light Hits
High-precision optical components used to manipulate attosecond light pulses. Credit: Politecnico di Milano A study led by Politecnico…
UCLA scientists use light to create energy-efficient generative AI models
Artificial intelligence has dazzled the world with its ability to create pictures, words, and even music from scratch.…
Scientists Capture W State, Unlocking Quantum Teleportation
A 25-year quantum puzzle is solved, bringing teleportation closer to reality. Achieving the entanglement measurement of the W…
Strathclyde Uni joins UK’s first neuromorphic computing hub
The University of Strathclyde is set to bring its neuromorphic photonics expertise to the UK’s first centre for…
Tiny Multicolor Metalenses Could Revolutionize Drone and Phone Cameras
Researchers have developed a layered metalens design that can focus multiple colors at once, breaking through fundamental limits…
New Lensless Camera Sees in 3D Using Ancient Pinhole Tech
Researchers use laser light to form a tiny “optical pinhole” inside a nonlinear crystal, which also turns the…
All-optical polarization encoding and modulation by nonlinear interferometry at the nanoscale
Neshev, D. N. & Miroshnichenko, A. E. Enabling smart vision with metasurfaces. Nat. Photonics 17, 26–35 (2023). Article …
New Breakthrough Could Bring Holograms to Your Phone
Scientists at the University of St Andrews have unveiled a breakthrough that could change the future of holographic…
New Light-Based Chip Supercharges AI Efficiency by up to 100x
A new semiconductor chip fabricates miniature lenses on the chip to perform calculations using light instead of electricity,…
Florida team builds chip to run AI tasks 100-fold at lower power cost
Artificial intelligence is becoming a backbone of modern technology, from facial recognition to translation apps. But powering AI…
Hollow glass fiber transmits internet with 1,000x greater capacity
The next internet revolution may come through a hollow strand of glass. Instead of the solid glass cores…