Photonics

Health Living plants and animals emit a faint glow that fades after death

Scientists show living plants and animals emit a faint light that fades after death, revealing new clues about life and metabolism.

Innovations Scientists reduce the time for quantum learning tasks from 20 million years to 15 minutes Shy Cohen

Innovations Scientists develop a photonic transistor powered by a single photon Joseph Shavit

Innovations Dark excitons: Scientists make previously hidden states of light shine 300,000 times brighter Joseph Shavit

AI UCLA scientists use light to create energy-efficient generative AI models Shy Cohen

Green Impact Ultra-thin optical chip moves data energy-efficiently at record speeds

Global Good Revolutionary camera snaps pictures of invisible objects at 1 trillion frames per second

Innovations Scientists use the Lorentz force to stop light in its tracks

AI Optical deep neural networks are revolutionizing AI computation

Discoveries Silicon-photonic chip enables AI computing at light speed

Discoveries Light-based computer breakthrough: Scientists create the world’s first 2D photonic circuits

Discoveries New photonic chip enables exponentially faster and more energy-efficient artificial intelligence

Discoveries New high-performance micro-lasers will revolutionize quantum optics and bioimaging