➀ Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have discovered how ferroelectric materials adapt their structures under light pulses, offering a new way to build power-saving microelectronics. ➁ This adaptation mirrors the plasticity of neural networks, leading to new data processing techniques with lower energy consumption. ➂ The advancement could lead to significant reductions in power consumption for supercomputers and data centers, benefiting industries reliant on high-performance computing.