A Radical New Computer Could Replace Electricity With Light—and Make Processing Unstoppable

A team of researchers developed “parallel optical matrix-matrix multiplication” (POMMM), which could revolutionize tensor ...
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Radical new computer could ditch electricity for light and supercharge processing

Computing is hitting a physical and economic wall just as generative artificial intelligence explodes in complexity and cost.

Not Quantum, Not Classical: This Light-Based Computer Is Something Else Entirely

While it's no replacement for either computer, the new device is a powerful alternative for addressing some very practical ...
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Neither classical nor quantum: This computer lets light solve complex calculations

For decades, the solution to harder problems has been ‘build a bigger computer’— but ...
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This computer uses light instead of electricity—and it solves problems faster than quantum machines

Researchers at Queen’s University have built a new kind of computer that uses light instead of electricity—and it works at room temperature, stays stable for hours, and runs incredibly fast. The ...