Photonics

Space Laser Breakthrough Sharpens Radio Telescope Views of Black Holes

KAIST-led team has shown that laser-based timing can sharply improve how radio telescopes work together, opening new paths for black hole studies and precision timekeeping.

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

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