Satoshi Kako employs a radically new approach that models the Coherent Ising Machine onto a silicon chip, using quantum mechanics to free it from physical restrictions.

At the convergence of physics, computer science and neuroscience, NTT Research pursues a powerful, new computer to solve previously unsolvable combinatorial problems. Explorations that were too time-consuming and cost-prohibitive to consider may soon occur in seconds. The process for developing new drugs to address devastating illnesses may take mere hours or days instead of decades – meaning new computing technology could ultimately save millions of lives.