A team of researchers at Queen's University has developed a powerful new kind of computing machine that uses light to take on ...

While it's no replacement for either computer, the new device is a powerful alternative for addressing some very practical ...

Ising machines demonstrate significant potential to tackle computationally complex challenges, including combinatorial optimization problems related to logistics, manufacturing, finance, and AI. The ...

For decades, the solution to harder problems has been ‘build a bigger computer’— but ...

Published in Nature, the study details the first large-scale demonstration of a photonic Ising machine operating without the ...

Combinatorial optimization problems are at the root of many industrial processes and solving them is key to a more sustainable and efficient future. Ising machines can solve certain combinatorial ...

McGill and Queen's University researchers have built an improved version of a computer that uses light to solve extremely hard problems more quickly ...

The Ising model in physics describes how subatomic particle spins interact and arrange themselves inside a magnetic material. Ising machines, derived from the model, are one example of the emerging ...