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Quantum hyperdimensional computing can work 500 times faster than other methods

Quantum computing paradigm inspired by the human brain
Circuit diagram illustrating the two-stage bundling. Credit: npj Unconventional Computing (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s44335-026-00064-6

Cleveland Clinic researchers are unlocking quantum computing’s full potential through the creation of a new computing paradigm inspired by the human brain. Fabio Cumbo, Ph.D., research associate in the lab of Daniel Blankenberg, Ph.D., associate staff, Computational Life Sciences, is developing the model, called quantum hyperdimensional computing (QHDC).

Cumbo published the first-ever implementation of QHDC in two distinct experiments in npj Unconventional Computing.

Hyperdimensional computing (HDC) is a type of computing based in neuroscience. It follows the idea that a concept in the brain is not stored on one single neuron...

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Bridging the gap between neuromorphic ionic computing and more efficient AI

Bridging the gap between neuromorphic ionic computing and more efficient AI
Neuromorphic ionic devices have the potential to mimic the energy efficient computing found in the human brain. Credit: J. Cataldo/LLNL

The human brain is the ultimate supercomputer. It uses a highly branched and interconnected network of neurons and synapses to achieve massive computational power with extreme efficiency. In the age of AI, the brain, a paradigm of efficient neuromorphic computing, is providing inspiration for scientists.

Ionic computing—which uses ions to compute instead of the electrons in typical devices—could provide a path forward for neuromorphic technology that rivals the brain’s efficiency. But the field is only a few years old, and many challenges remain before it moves beyond proof of principle and toward real-world deployment.

To bring neuromorphic ...

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ChartNet trains AI to read charts, boosting smaller models past commercial rivals

To accelerate and refine decision-making in a fast-paced, global marketplace, enterprises may deploy generative artificial intelligence models to help summarize and interpret the charts that often fill market summaries and financial reports.

But even the latest vision-language models sometimes struggle with this task, since it requires a model to integrate visual, numerical, and linguistic understanding. A company that invests in a state-of-the-art model might still receive inaccurate or incomplete information.

To fill this performance gap, researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab developed a multifaceted resource for AI users that is specifically designed to teach vision-language models (VLMs) how to effectively interpret charts.

They used a novel data gen...

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AI repurposes routine chest X-rays to catch silent bone loss before fracture

AI repurposes routine chest X-rays to catch silent bone loss before fracture
Credit: Shu-Han Chen / St. Paul’s Hospital / National Taiwan University

Osteoporosis is a silent disease where bone loss develops gradually before fractures occur. Current clinical screening recommendations mainly focus on older women and selected high-risk groups, leaving some men, younger adults, and individuals with normal body weight completely outside routine screening pathways.

To close this care gap, researchers from St. Paul’s Hospital and National Taiwan University have demonstrated how AI can leverage routine chest X-rays to detect asymptomatic bone loss, closing critical gaps in screening healthy Asian populations. Their paper is published in the journal npj Digital Medicine.

Strikingly, the study found that more than half of the confirmed abnormal bone-density cases...

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