On Oct. 3, 1950, three scientists at Bell Labs in New Jersey received a U.S. patent for what would become one of the most important inventions of the 20th century — the transistor. John Bardeen, ...

From computers to smartphones, from smart appliances to the internet itself, the technology we use every day only exists ...

Quantum technology has reached a turning point, echoing the early days of modern computing. Researchers say functional ...

Gates-backed silicon photonics startup unveils optical transistors 10,000× smaller and chips with 1,000× squared matrix ...

What if ultrafast pulses of light could operate computers at speeds a million times faster than today's best processors? A team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Arizona, are ...

Data doesn’t have to travel as far or waste as much energy when the memory and logic components are closer together.

Modern life runs on light. Fiber-optic cables move data across continents, lasers guide surgeries, and photons sit at the heart of quantum technologies. Yet one long-standing goal has remained elusive ...

If the claim is accurate, it would mean that China has bleeding-edge tech that could rival chips from Intel and TSMC. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share ...