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Energy efficient 'photonic' chip able to run large optical neural-networks developed at MIT

06 June 2019 • 2 min read

New photonic chip developed at MIT would use light instead of electricity

A research group at MIT claims to have developed a 'photonic' chip requiring less power to operate than a conventional CPU, but which could be more efficient. The chip uses light in place of el...

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