Researchers from MITRE, MIT, University of Colorado Boulder, and Sandia developed a one-square-millimeter MEMS photonic chip projecting 68.6 million pixels per second—over 50x better than previous micromirror arrays. Originally designed to control qubits in quantum computers, the technology has broader applications in augmented reality, biomedical imaging, 3D printing, and drug development.
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MEMS Array Chip Can Project Video the Size of a Grain of Sand
MITRE, MIT, and Sandia developed a one-square-millimeter MEMS photonic chip projecting 68.6 million pixels per second—50x faster than previous micromirror arrays—enabling quantum-scale AR displays, biomedical imaging, and 3D printing applications.
Monday, April 13, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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