A trapped-ion pair may help scale up quantum computers
Qubits made from strontium and calcium ions can be precisely controlled by technology that already exists.
How to verify that quantum chips are computing correctly
A new method determines whether circuits are accurately executing complex operations that classical computers can’t tackle.
Using online, game-based simulations to train photonic technicians and engineers
MIT wins $5 million grant to develop a virtual lab that will prepare students for jobs in industry and government.
A new mathematical approach to understanding zeolites
Study of minerals widely used in industrial processes could lead to discovery of new materials for catalysis and filtering.
Quantum sensing on a chip
Researchers integrate diamond-based sensing components onto a chip to enable low-cost, high-performance quantum hardware.
Micro ring resonator has highest silicon carbide quality factor to date
MIT, Singapore researchers show high-quality photonic device based on amorphous silicon carbide.
Chip design drastically reduces energy needed to compute with light
Simulations suggest photonic chip could run optical neural networks 10 million times more efficiently than its electrical counterparts.
Mathematical technique quickly tunes next-generation lenses
“Metasurfaces” that manipulate light at tiny scales could find uses in cellphone lenses, smart-car sensors, and optical fibers.
Training technicians in developing technologies
MIT leads AIM Photonics Academy’s development of a technician-training apprenticeship program.
Opportunities for materials innovation abound
Faculty researchers share insights into new capabilities at the annual Industrial Liaison Program Research and Development Conference.
See-through film rejects 70 percent of incoming solar heat
Material could be used to coat windows, save on air-conditioning costs.
Takian Fakhrul: Paving “one-way streets” for light inside photonic devices
PhD student designs materials that help guide light within silicon chips, and seeks to advance materials science in her home country of Bangladesh.
Fish-eye lens may entangle pairs of atoms
Scientists find a theoretical optical device may have uses in quantum computing.
MIT researchers 3-D print colloidal crystals
Technique could be used to scale-up self-assembled materials for use as optical sensors, color displays, and light-guided electronics.
On-chip optical filter processes wide range of light wavelengths
Silicon-based system offers smaller, cheaper alternative to other “broadband” filters; could improve a variety of photonic devices.