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Rusch, whose discovery has been widely praised in the media.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, their new silicon chip technology, which promises to carry more than 1,000 gigabits per second with optimized energy consumption, has been widely reported in scientific journals and the mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p>To read the article entitled \u201cUltrafast coherent dynamics of microring modulators\u201d published in Nature Photonics: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41566-025-01686-1\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41566-025-01686-1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To listen to the news item broadcast on Ici Radio Canada: <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/2178397\/puce-optique-creation-universite-laval\">https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/nouvelle\/2178397\/puce-optique-creation-universite-laval<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To listen to the mention in the Ohdio program (last 30 seconds): <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/ohdio\/premiere\/emissions\/le-radiojournal\/episodes\/1069553\/radiojournal-11-juillet-7-h-00\">https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/ohdio\/premiere\/emissions\/le-radiojournal\/episodes\/1069553\/radiojournal-11-juillet-7-h-00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To listen to Leslie A. Rusch&#8217;s interview in Radio Canada&#8217;s segment \u201cPromising technological breakthrough in Quebec City for faster and greener AI\u201d: <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/ohdio\/premiere\/emissions\/c-est-encore-mieux-l-apres-midi\/segments\/rattrapage\/2120785\/une-puce-revolutionnaire-inventee-a-quebec\">https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/ohdio\/premiere\/emissions\/c-est-encore-mieux-l-apres-midi\/segments\/rattrapage\/2120785\/une-puce-revolutionnaire-inventee-a-quebec<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To read the articles published in ULaval Nouvelles:<\/p>\n<p>(french) <a href=\"https:\/\/nouvelles.ulaval.ca\/2025\/07\/11\/une-percee-technologique-pour-une-ia-ultra-rapide-et-plus-verte-c13b27b1-06a9-43ec-9635-1aef7658db74\">https:\/\/nouvelles.ulaval.ca\/2025\/07\/11\/une-percee-technologique-pour-une-ia-ultra-rapide-et-plus-verte-c13b27b1-06a9-43ec-9635-1aef7658db74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(english) <a href=\"https:\/\/pressroom.ulaval.ca\/2025\/07\/11\/a-technological-breakthrough-for-ultra-fast-and-greener-ai-7f739865-dc39-4f63-b71e-7f5be9bd821c\">https:\/\/pressroom.ulaval.ca\/2025\/07\/11\/a-technological-breakthrough-for-ultra-fast-and-greener-ai-7f739865-dc39-4f63-b71e-7f5be9bd821c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other media outlets that have reported on the discovery include: Phys.org, Le Soleil, Le Nouvelliste, Science Blog, Interesting Engineering, Mirage News, EurekAlert!, Knowridge, PublicNow, Cybernews, Electronics Weekly, IRNA Fran\u00e7ais, t3n (Germany), and several media outlets in Turkey, Iran, Russia, and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the entire team for this outstanding achievement!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summer has been a prolific one for Professor Wei Shi&#8217;s team, including doctoral student Alireza Geravand, in collaboration with Professor Leslie A. 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