Data centers consumed 4.4% of U.S. electricity in 2023 and are estimated to use up to 12% by 2028. The majority of the energy data centers suck up is used to help transfer data from chip to chip. A company called Hyperlume is looking to make that process more energy-efficient while also speeding it up.
Ottawa, Canada-based Hyperlume created a version of microLEDs that can transfer information faster than the copper-based connections commonly found between the racks in data centers. These microLEDs also require less energy to transfer data than…