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IMAGE: The spread of light in a matrix made of phase change materials - the principle of the photonic processor (schematic diagram) view more
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is seen as a key technology with fields of application in a wide variety of areas in society. However, researching, developing and, in particular, using AI systems presents enormous challenges for the computing power and storage capacity needed to process large data volumes. These are generated for example in internet applications such as the Internet of Things and broadband services such as HD video on demand and social media. Traditional electronic hardware is no longer able to meet this challenge. A new research alliance headed by Dr. Wolfram Pernice, a professor at the Institute of Physics at the University of Münster (Germany), is developing fast, energy-efficient optical hardware alternatives. The alliance is now to receive almost six million euros for this re