SMRTR Science & EngineeringApr 22, 2026TechRadar

Tiny optical chips smaller than a grain of salt could save data centers billions

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MITRE's new salt-grain-sized optical chip steers 68.6 million light points per second—50x faster than existing tech—redirecting single laser beams across multiple qubits, dramatically cutting hardware and energy costs for large-scale quantum computing.

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