Researchers at Aalto University have overcome a major obstacle to faster, more efficient photonic chips using 'nanoscale surgery' to sculpt van der Waals materials without destroying them. The light trapping result surpasses previous vdW resonant systems by three orders of magnitude, representing a dramatic advance for the field.Record-breaking photonics approach traps light on a chip for millions of cycles
April 18, 2026
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Researchers at Aalto University have overcome a major obstacle to faster, more efficient photonic chips using 'nanoscale surgery' to sculpt van der Waals materials without destroying them. The light trapping result surpasses previous vdW resonant systems by three orders of magnitude, representing a dramatic advance for the field.
