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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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 ...
GeekWire

Startup detects COVID-19 using spit, light, and a computer built to analyze patterns

A Seattle-area startup called Pattern Computer is developing a rapid COVID-19 test based on patterns in light from spit, one of several projects moving ahead from the 7-year-old company that designed ...
New Scientist

Light-based computer could outpace traditional electrical chip designs

A new type of computer that uses light rather than electricity could perform calculations faster, using less energy and less space. Computer chips are made up of millions or billions of logic gates.
SpaceNews

New Light-Based Computer Operates At Quantum Speeds

A simple computer that marries the mind-boggling computing power of quantum mechanics with the ease of manipulating light has been built by researchers at the University of Rochester. The device ...