We are rapidly approaching the limit to how small we can continue to make our transistors. Photonics could give us a boost up to fifteen times our current power and speed, even at the current transistor size.

The roads of the future may be greener and faster to build.

According to the World Health Organization, in 2015, there were an estimated 10.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide. Existing TB drug treatments require patients to take up to 20 tablets a day, but a new treatment involves taking just three drugs per day.

Elon Musk has predicted that, within the next ten years, all new cars will be autonomous, self-driving vehicles. If this bold prediction is true, we could be facing a serious shift towards safer roadways much sooner than most people expected.