Quantum algorithms will accelerate the creation of medicines and batteries

NUST MISIS and KFU researchers have created quantum algorithms to study molecules for pharmaceuticals, chemical industry, materials science, energy and other industries ten times faster.

The algorithm allows you to step by step find the most stable state of a molecule using the collaboration of a quantum and classical computer. Now it is important not only to develop quantum computers, but also to find algorithms that will unlock their potential in the best possible way, said Vladmir Egorov, Deputy Director of the ITMO National Center for Quantum Internet.

"None of the modern researchers expects that there will be an instant transition to quantum computers capable of solving super-complex tasks. The development is proceeding in stages: first we take simpler tasks that are inaccessible to electronic computers or are solved more slowly, then we gradually increase the complexity," he said.

The presented study is an excellent example of this approach. It is especially valuable that the work is focused on pharmaceuticals — it is most often named among the areas that will receive the fastest, most significant and significant benefits from quantum computing.

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Specific materials: quantum calculations will accelerate the creation of drugs and batteries