Logic gates are the fundamental building blocks of computers, and researchers at the University of Rochester have now developed the fastest ones ever created. By zapping graphene and gold with laser ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Science; DOI 10.29026/oes.2022.220010 considers optical logic gates in future computers. If you are reading this on your smartphone, its CPU (central processing ...

Reversible logic is a design paradigm suitable to energy-efficient digital systems and has lately received recognition as a viable option for designing sophisticated digital applications. It possesses ...

A hybrid computer uses rotating mechanical beams for memory and electrical contacts for logic, performing reprogrammable computation through physical motion in environments where conventional ...

As Moore's Law begins to slow, the search is on for new ways to keep the exponential rise in processing speeds going. New research suggests that an exotic approach known as "lightwave electronics" ...

The field of “materials that compute” is focused on designing systems where the materials’ innate properties and inherently occurring physicochemical interactions allow it to perform computation. In ...