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 ...

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 ...

Computers that use light rather than electricity to represent and manipulate data could slash the power demands of data centres and simultaneously speed up calculations. Two studies published today ...

'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 ...

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 ...

Moore’s law is already pretty fast. It holds that computer chips pack in twice as many transistors every two years or so, producing major jumps in speed and efficiency. But the computing demands of ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s a bright day for computing — literally. Two tech companies have unveiled computer components that use laser light to process information. These futuristic processors could soon solve specific ...