Vortex laser offers hope for Moore’s Law

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Vortex laser offers hope for Moore’s Law
Vortex laser offers hope for Moore’s Law - University at Buffalo

The optics advancement may solve an approaching data bottleneck by helping to boost computing power and information transfer rates tenfold
By Cory Nealon
Release Date: July 28, 2016

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Like a whirlpool, a new light-based communication tool carries data in a swift, circular motion.

Described in a study published today (July 28, 2016) by the journal Science, the optics advancement could become a central component of next generation computers designed to handle society’s growing demand for information sharing.

It may also be a salve to those fretting over the predicted end of Moore’s Law, the idea that researchers will find new ways to continue making computers smaller, faster and cheaper.

Science, the one mystery that keeps us busy ever discovering more and more about it. What will we find in another 20 years?