Today, our devices and technologies rely predominantly on electronic systems to process and transmit information. Current networks—wired, wireless, fiber optics, LTE, and 5G—fulfill our needs but face significant limitations for the future. Our current internet infrastructure, while robust, is nearing its limits. As we generate ever more data and demand …

Physicists have long sought to manipulate photons, the fundamental particles of light, into ever-smaller volumes to harness their unique properties. The natural scale of a photon is its wavelength, typically measured in nanometers. When photons are forced into cavities much smaller than their wavelength, they become significantly more “concentrated.” This …