Way, way back in the day, “computing” was the domain of analog circuits. No, they couldn’t add up columns of numbers, but they could solve complex differential and other equations, and did so fairly ...

China’s optical AI hardware demonstrates massive efficiency leaps in lab tests, challenging conventional GPU performance in ...

As the realm of computing continues to evolve, the integration of optical technologies has emerged as a groundbreaking frontier, presenting new paradigms for processing and information transfer.

Ternary optical computing systems represent an innovative leap beyond traditional binary computation by utilising three discrete logic states. This approach leverages the intrinsic advantages of ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a powerful new optical chip that can process almost 2 billion images per second. The device is made up of a neural network that processes ...

A device smaller than a grain of dust may help unlock the kind of quantum computers people have only dreamed about. Built on ...

(Nanowerk News) By studying the theoretical limits of how light can be used to perform computation, Cornell researchers have uncovered new insights and strategies for designing energy-efficient ...

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are currently affecting our lives in many small but impactful ways. For example, AI and machine learning applications recommend entertainment we might ...

Founded in 2021, Virginia-based Procyon Photonics is a startup aiming to change the future of computing hardware with its focus on optical computing. What makes the company unique is that their entire ...

Postdoctoral research fellow Xiao Qi in the laser room at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry. Qi used the setup to develop a new optical computing material from nanoparticles that exhibit a phenomenon ...

Yale University scientists have built what they call the first anti-laser, a device that can cancel out beams of light generated by a laser. Such a device could be an integral element in optical ...

A research team has developed an optical computing system for AI and machine learning that not only mitigates the noise inherent to optical computing but actually uses some of it as input to help ...