Optical computing. Quantum ICs attract billions in research dollars. With cybersecurity perhaps being the key industry driver. But recent materials and design

Optical computing. Quantum ICs attract billions in research dollars. With cybersecurity perhaps being the key industry driver. But recent materials and design advancements in "electronic-photonic" interfaces have yielded incredible boosts to matrix multiplication and FFT calculation. And the temptation to create machine learning and AI capable mobile devices may speed adoption of a new generation of photonics. Lightmatter, a startup using light to accelerate artificial intelligence, wins the 2017 MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lightmatter-a-startup-using-light-to-accelerate-artificial-intelligence-wins-the-2017-mit-100k-entrepreneurship-competition-300460259.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lightmatter-a-startu... Light-Powered Computers Brighten AI’s Future https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/light-powered-computers-brighten-ai-rsquo-s-future/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/light-powered-com...