Light-based breakthroughs in energy and computing

Researchers across multiple institutions have developed quantum and light-driven technologies for energy storage, sensing, molecular synthesis, and computing. These breakthroughs leverage photons and light-matter interactions to advance solar energy capture, quantum detection, molecular engineering, and alternative computing architectures.

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