Managing a power grid is like trying to solve an enormous puzzle. Grid operators must ensure the proper amount of power is ...

D-Wave's mission is to commercialize quantum annealing technology, a specialized form of quantum computing designed to tackle optimization problems -- the kind of complex challenges that involve ...

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – A small Microsoft Research team had lofty goals when it set out four years ago to create an analog optical computer that would use light as a medium for solving complex problems.

A line of engineering research seeks to develop computers that can tackle a class of challenges called combinatorial optimization problems. These are common in real-world applications such as ...

Quantum logistics could redefine resilience: The technology enables real-time scenario modeling and adaptive recovery ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...