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Germanium Laser Breakthrough Brings Optical Computing Closer

February 5th, 2010 link to (permalink)

Researchers at MIT have demonstrated the first laser that uses the element germanium. The laser, which operates at room temperature, could prove to be an important step toward computer chips that move data using light instead of electricity, say the researchers.

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