The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. Sometimes classed as a Japanese startup, OptQC works with optical photonic technologies to develop a ...

NTT and OptQC aim to build a 1-million qubit quantum computer based on light, rather than electricity, to enhance reliability, scalability and practicality. Use cases for a practical optical quantum ...

We always hear that future computers will use optical technology. But what will that look like for a general-purpose computer? German researchers explain it in a recent scientific paper. Although the ...

The birth of quantum mechanics was accidental, as most scientific discoveries go. Working from the University of Berlin in 1900, German physicist Max Planack sought to uncover the origins of ...

The computing world is on the cusp of a transformative leap forward, as researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have unveiled an all-optical computer capable of achieving clock ...

Marking its fifth birthday, the IOWN Global Forum, the trade association associated with the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) project – has released details of its activities for 2025, ...