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Electro-optical Mott neurons made of niobium dioxide created for brain-inspired computing

Over the past decades, engineers have introduced a wide range of computing systems inspired by the human brain or designed to emulate some of its functions. These include devices that artificially ...
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Radical new computer could ditch electricity for light and supercharge processing

Computing is hitting a physical and economic wall just as generative artificial intelligence explodes in complexity and cost. The traditional trick of cramming more transistors onto silicon is running ...

From ‘Optical Synapses’ to a ‘Photonic Brain’ — Integrated Photonic Neural Networks Toward Low-Power General-Purpose

SHANNON, CLARE, IRELAND, February 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new publication from Opto-Electronic Technology; DOI ...
Nature

Optical Logic Gates and Photonic Crystal Devices

Optical logic gates represent a cutting‐edge approach to perform computation entirely with light, bypassing the limitations inherent to electronic components. By exploiting light’s phase, intensity, ...
Electronics For You

Ultrafast Optical Switching Enabling Next-Gen Computing

Researchers create a nanoscale light switch operating 10,000 times faster than electronic transistors, opening possibilities ...
Nanowerk

Ultrafast terahertz device achieves multi-state switching for optical computing

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Every time you send a text message or browse the internet, your device processes information using tiny electronic switches that flip on and off millions of times per second. But ...
Science Daily

New chiral photonic device combines light manipulation with memory

Engineers have developed a multifunctional, reconfigurable component for an optical computing system that could be a game changer in electronics. As fast as modern electronics have become, they could ...
Nanowerk

Fluorescent film enables optical computing with built-in memory and display

Researchers create a photochromic fluorescent system that performs optical neural computing and visual output in one step, cutting power use and complexity. (Nanowerk News) The rapid growth of ...
EurekAlert!

Parallel optical computing capable of 100‑wavelength multiplexing

Figure 1. Ultra-high parallel optical computing integrated chip - "Liuxing-I". High-detail view of an ultra-high parallelism optical computing integrated chip – “Liuxing-I”, showcasing the packaged ...
Optics

Lithium niobate device could replace signal modulators in optical networks

Addressing a major roadblock in next-generation photonic computing and signal processing systems, researchers in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Overview and Comparison of Devices Used For Optical Waveguide-to-Waveguide Coupling (MIT et al.)

A new technical paper titled “Advances in waveguide to waveguide couplers for 3D integrated photonic packaging” was published by researchers at MIT and Bridgewater State University. “In this paper, we ...