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Optalysys Receives $350K DARPA Grant for Optical Computing

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CAMBRIDGE, England, April 27, 2016 — Optalysys Ltd. said it has been awarded a $350,000 grant from DARPA to advance and apply optical co-processing technology for the solving of complex mathematical equations relevant to large-scale scientific and engineering simulations, such as weather prediction and aerodynamics. Optalysys’ technology uses light rather than electricity to perform intensive mathematical calculations, and the company aims to provide existing computer systems with boosted processing capabilities, with the goal of reaching exaflop rates (a billion billion calculations per second). The company...Read full article

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