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'Implosion carving' shrinks 3D photonic devices 2,000-fold for visible-light computing
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May 12, 2026 · 22s listen
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Using a new technique that can create vacancies at any site across a material and then shrink it to about 1/2,000 of its original volume, MIT researchers have designed nanotechnology devices that could be used for optical computing and other applications involving the manipulation of visible light.
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