How Computers Powered by Light Could Help With AI's Energy Problem ...

Semiconductor chips that process light rather than electricity could boost processing speeds and reduce energy use.

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 ...

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 ...

Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Prof. Sunkyu Yu and Prof. Namkyoo Park ...

Ternary optical computing systems represent an innovative leap beyond traditional binary computation by utilising three discrete logic states. This approach leverages the intrinsic advantages of ...

Oxford spin-out is latest to target AI with claims of optical processing 'breakthrough' to address compute and power challenges. Lumai, a spin-out from the UK’s University of Oxford working on a ...

TORONTO and NEWTON, N.J., Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. (“Xanadu”), a leading photonic quantum computing company, and Thorlabs, a globally-renowned designer and ...

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 ...

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 ...

“René has an exceptional instinct for how breakthrough technologies succeed in the market,” said Dr. Xianxin Guo, Lumai CEO & co-founder. “His insights and guidance will be invaluable as Lumai now ...

In a recent study published in Nature Photonics, a research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid developed a new ...