Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

To make a truly realistic fake picture of a galaxy, you can model exactly how light particles travel through the atmosphere and telescope to reach its sensor.

John Peterson, Assoc. Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University • conversation
June 23, 2025 ~9 min

Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient

Chemical manufacturing is an energy-intensive industry. A team of chemists is designing a technique that could power the necessary reactions with sunlight or LEDs.

Anna Wolff, Ph.D. Student in Chemistry, Colorado State University • conversation
June 19, 2025 ~7 min


Photonic processor could streamline 6G wireless signal processing

By performing deep learning at the speed of light, this chip could give edge devices new capabilities for real-time data analysis.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 11, 2025 ~7 min

MIT engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer

Researchers achieved a type of coupling between artificial atoms and photons that could enable readout and processing of quantum information in a few nanoseconds.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 30, 2025 ~7 min

Next generation computer chips could process data at the speed of light – new research

Two studies show major progress in the field of photonic microchips.

Matthew Spink, PhD Researcher, School of Science & Technology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 9, 2025 ~5 min

Collaborating to advance research and innovation on essential chips for AI

Agreement between MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories and GlobalFoundries aims to deliver power efficiencies for data centers and ultra-low power consumption for intelligent devices at the edge.

Microsystems Technology Laboratories • mit
Feb. 28, 2025 ~4 min

Where does black fall on the color spectrum? A color scientist explains

Black doesn’t appear in the visible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. So why do we still see it?

Michael J. Murdoch, Associate Professor of Color Science, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Feb. 3, 2025 ~7 min

Tiny, wireless antennas use light to monitor cellular communication

As part of a high-resolution biosensing device without wires, the antennas could help researchers decode intricate electrical signals sent by cells.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Dec. 20, 2024 ~8 min


Physicists magnetize a material with light

The technique provides researchers with a powerful tool for controlling magnetism, and could help in designing faster, smaller, more energy-efficient memory chips.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Dec. 18, 2024 ~8 min

Noninvasive imaging method can penetrate deeper into living tissue

Using high-powered lasers, this new method could help biologists study the body’s immune responses and develop new medicines.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Dec. 11, 2024 ~9 min

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