SMRTR Science & EngineeringSep 23, 2024Science News

This engineer’s light-based computers take inspiration from the brain

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Physicist Bhavin Shastri's photonic chip, mimicking the brain with 100,000 neuron-like components, zips through 120 billion ops per second using lasers—that's 40 times faster than typical electronic computers, promising to shake up AI and slash energy use.

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