Penn scientists may have found a way to power future AI with exotic light-matter particles instead of electrons. Eighty years after the debut of ENIAC, the world’s first general-purpose electronic computer, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are exploring a radically different future for computing. Instead of depending entirely on electrons, scientists are now looking [...]

NASA’s new AI-ready space chip could give future spacecraft a brain of their own. NASA is developing a powerful new computer chip that could dramatically change how future spacecraft operate in deep space. Created through a commercial partnership, the advanced processor is designed to give spacecraft the ability to process information far more quickly and [...]

MIT researchers found that chaotic laser light can transform into a precise, stable beam. This breakthrough enables much faster, high-resolution imaging of how drugs move into the brain. Researchers at MIT have identified an unexpected effect in optical physics that could lead to a new kind of bioimaging technology with both higher speed and strong [...]

A new approach to measuring low-frequency electric fields is emerging from the study of Rydberg atom systems. Measuring low-frequency electric fields with high precision remains a significant challenge. Existing sensing technologies often cannot deliver traceability, compact design, and the ability to detect field direction all in one system. Rydberg atoms are gaining attention in electric-field…

A new ultrathin photodetector captures light across the full spectrum in just 125 picoseconds, opening the door to faster, smarter imaging technologies. Engineers at Duke University have built the fastest pyroelectric photodetector ever demonstrated, a device that senses light by capturing the heat it produces when absorbed. This ultrathin sensor can detect light across the [...]

A twisted pair of photonic crystals integrated with MEMS can dynamically control the handedness of light on a chip. Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a chip scale device that can actively control the “handedness” of light as it moves through it, a property known [...]

A stunning new imaging breakthrough lets scientists see — and fix — the atomic flaws hiding inside tomorrow’s computer chips. Researchers at Cornell University have achieved something chipmakers have long wanted. Using advanced high-resolution 3D imaging, they have directly observed atomic-scale defects inside computer chips for the first time. These tiny flaws can interfere with [...]