Metatronic light chips could lead to speed breakthroughs
02/26, 5:55am
Metatronic processor uses light to send data
The University of Pennsylvania has published word that it had developed the first chip to use light instead of wires for chip logic. Referred to as metatronics, the technology uses columns of silicon nitride that either lets information through freely or serves as either a capacitor or a resistor. Because of how lightwaves can move, it can even create parallel or serial connections depending on whether a pillar is horizontal or vertical.