Bell Labs invented the transistor, the fundamental building block of all modern electronics, in 1947. In the decades following, it invented Unix, C, the first practical solar cell, the laser, and more. Along the way, it has won ten Nobel prizes and countless other awards. But what has it done for us lately? Well, with a renewed focus on fundamental research, the lab, which is now part of Nokia, is working to bring the quantum age closer by helping make photonic quantum computing a reality. In...
