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A Look at How UCSB Researchers’ Hair-Thin LEDs Could Replace Lasers

PATRICIA MARTELLOTTI I KEYT
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Published 12:02 pm

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A breakthrough in tiny tech could transform how data moves and how screens look in the near future.

Light is getting smaller — and far more powerful.

Researchers are developing LEDs so tiny they’re nearly invisible, yet capable of doing work once reserved for lasers.

This shift could change how massive amounts of information move through servers powering AI and cloud systems.

The technology is still evolving, but the impact is already coming into focus.

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