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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Quantum annealers are devices that physically implement a quantum system called the 'Ising model' to solve combinatorial optimization problems. However, the coefficients of the Ising model often ...