China is accelerating efforts in optical computer chips to overcome chip restrictions and lead the next wave of AI innovation.

Semiconductor chips that process light rather than electricity could boost processing speeds and reduce energy use.

Stanford physicists have engineered a sophisticated optical cavity capable of harvesting single photons from individual atoms.

Quantum computing has long promised to crack problems that defeat even the fastest supercomputers, but the hardware has ...

China's optical industry is confronting significant challenges as several lens module manufacturers reportedly plan layoffs ...

A light has emerged at the end of the tunnel in the long pursuit of developing quantum computers, which are expected to ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to MarketsandMarkets™, the Optical Sorter Market is projected to ...

A new way of capturing light from atoms could finally unlock ultra-powerful, million-qubit quantum computers. After decades of effort, researchers may finally be closing in on a practical path toward ...

As industries increasingly rely on AI models and complex optimization, computing demands are soaring—just as digital hardware reaches its limits. To meet this challenge, Microsoft Research has ...

Scientists in China have unveiled a new AI chip called LightGen that is 100 times faster and 100 times more energy efficient than NVIDIA chips, the leading supplier of AI chips worldwide. Instead of ...

Local inventor JP Hansen, who tested experimental networking hardware at Seahurst Park Beach in 2022 now says his latest creation – a light powered computer processor – has cleared a key hurdle with ...