Abstract: Ising machines are next-generation computers expected to efficiently sample near-optimal solutions of combinatorial optimization problems. Combinatorial optimization problems are modeled as ...

The era of the "all day laundry cycle" is officially dead, as of CES 2026. For years the hybrid washer and dryer was a total joke because you could practically grow a beard in the time it took to dry ...

Yasuaki Aoyama, right, chairman of Japanese bath and shower equipment manufacturer Science Co., demonstrates the use of a "human washing machine" in Osaka on Dec. 16, 2025. (Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A ...

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The Human Washing Machine at an expo in Osaka. Credit: Nikkei. The future of bathing is here, and it looks like a high-tech escape pod from a sci-fi movie. Science Inc., a tech company based in Osaka, ...

What’s happened? If you have ever wished your shower could do the hard work for you, a company from Japan has finally delivered the gadget of your dreams. A new human washing machine, now officially ...

Science Inc., a Japanese company, has now officially launched what it calls the “Mirai Human Washing Machine.” First unveiled at the World Expo in Osaka earlier this year, Japanese consumers can now ...

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What if I told you it’s now possible to completely wash AND dry yourself in just 15 minutes? ….Oh, yeah, that’s right. We’ve been able to do that for a very, very long time. It’s called “taking a ...