Tag Archives: Photonics

Laser Chip Brings Multiplexing to AI Data Centers

Feeding more optical signals into one fiber will reduce latency. Continue reading

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Peacock feathers can be lasers

Tail feathers can emit narrow beams of light, a first in the animal kingdom. Continue reading

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The Healthy Glow of Plants

A drone-borne photon counter can provide a new view into environmental
health. Continue reading

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Start-Ups Bring Optics Right to the GPU

New optical interconnects could provide the bandwidths needed for AI data centers. Continue reading

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How Do You 3D Print Glass?

Precisely shaped glass is a tricky substance for additive manufacturing. Continue reading

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Photonic Chip Cuts Cost of Hunting Exoplanets 

CubeSats carrying photonic integrated circuits would examine alien atmospheres. Continue reading

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Powering Down

How optics technologies can reduce the energy costs of artificial intelligence and boost data center efficiency. Continue reading

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Reducing Persistence ofAntibiotic Resistance

A light-based technique can make bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, and it is nearing clinical trials. Continue reading

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Sensor Judges Taste of Raw Maple Syrup

Climate change is altering late-season maple syrup, but a portable plasmonic sensor could help avoid waste by detecting molecules in a tree’s sap that lead to an off-tasting batch. Continue reading

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Strobing Light Shapes Atomic Array

An optical tweezer with a stroboscopic twist can trap cold atoms in lattices
of all shapes. Continue reading

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