New special-purpose computer may someday save us billions

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New special-purpose computer may someday save us billions

Now, an entirely new type of computer that blends optical and electrical
processing, reported Oct. 20 in the journal Science, could get around
this impending processing constraint and solve those problems. If it can
be scaled up, this non-traditional computer could save costs by finding
more optimal solutions to problems that have an incredibly high number
of possible solutions.

"This is a machine that's in a sense the first in its class, and the
idea is that it opens up a sub-field of research in the area of
non-traditional computing machines," said Peter McMahon, postdoctoral
scholar in applied physics and co-author of the paper. "There are many,
many questions that this development raises and we expect that over the
next few years, several groups are going to be investigating this class
of machine and looking into how this approach will pan out."


Read more here:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161021121413.htm


Thank you,
Amine Moulay Ramdane.