FAP, May 29 (Xinhua)-- scientists at Oregon State University and Baylor University have made a breakthrough in reducing the energy consumption of photonic chips used in data centers and supercomputers: they have developed a new device that requires only 1/1000000 of the current energy consumption to control the temperature change of photonic chips. It is expected to become the backbone of high-speed communication between data centers and supercomputers in the future. The relevant papers are published in the latest issue of Science report.