Category: Use Case
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Carbon Capture and Catalysis
Owner Status Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Approach Quantum Simulation SDGs Impact/context Catalysis plays a crucial role in industrial processes, including those that convert greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into useful products such as methanol. By improving the accuracy of energy measurements for catalytic reactions, these processes could be optimized towards more viable and more
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Fusion
Owner Status Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Approach Quantum Simulation SDGs Impact/context Accurate calculation of stopping power is critical for modeling inertial fusion, a process that could lead to advancements in clean and limitless energy if successfully harnessed and scaled. Enhancing these calculations increases the feasibility and safety of fusion experiments, contributing to the development
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Grid Management and Power Flow
Owner Status Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Approach Optimisation SDGs Impact/context Renewable energies, while essential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, present unique challenges in terms of optimisation and control due to their low-density and intermittent nature. Effective management of these energy sources within smart grids is crucial for enhancing the reliability and efficiency of the
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Genomics
Owner Status Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Approach Optimisation SDGs Impact/context Enhanced understanding and analysis of genetic information are critical for the development of personalised medicine, which can lead to more effective and tailored healthcare solutions. Faster and more efficient genome analysis can also accelerate advancements in fields like evolutionary biology, improving our understanding of
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Sustainable Routing/Logistics
Owner Status Phase 0 – Ideation Quantum Approach Optimisation SDGs Impact/context Integrating quantum algorithms with logistics optimisation has the potential to redefine how goods are delivered, directly contributing to more sustainable transport systems and lower carbon emissions, thereby supporting the advancement of sustainable cities and transport infrastructures. For instance, flight path optimisation is a critical
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Smart Agriculture
Owner Status Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Approach Optimisation SDGs Impact/context Optimising crop planting strategies to meet demand efficiently is crucial for maximising agricultural productivity and farmer welfare. Traditional decision-making processes in agriculture may not effectively handle the complexities of large-scale cultivation planning due to computational limitations. Effective and optimised agricultural practices can lead to
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Quanta-Bind
Owner Quantum Approach Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors qBraid University of Chicago Origins of Contributors How quantum could help The role of the intrinsically disordered Amyloid Beta protein in Alzheimer’s disease, and its precise interaction with transition metal ions remains poorly understood. Traditional computational methods have struggled with this problem due to it being a classically
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Accelerating Drug Discovery Using Programmable Quantum Simulation
Owner Quantum Simulation Quantum Approach SDGs Contributors Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology QuEra Computing Inc. Origins of Contributors How quantum could help Quantum computing can be used to address these challenges using tailored solutions optimized specifically for quantum simulators based on neutral atom arrays. In early experiments on exotic non-Abelian spin liquid states and
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Quantum Pangenomics
Owner Quantum Approach Optimisation SDGs Contributors University of Cambridge University of Oxford Wellcome Sanger Institute European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI Kyiv Academic University Origins of Contributors How quantum could help Complex problems such as genome assembly and the construction of phylogenetic trees could be optimised in a hybrid quantum-classical framework, enabling promising quantum speedups with
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Quantum computing for covalent inhibitors in drug discovery
Owner Quantum Approach Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors University of Nottingham Phasecraft QuEra Computing Inc. Origins of Contributors How quantum could help Myotonic dystrophy is a genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting. It is the most frequent form of muscular dystrophy in adults worldwide, with an estimated 6,500 people affected in the UK.