IBM Quantum Computer to Help Develop Next-gen Lithium Sulfur Batteries

January 13, 2020 by Brian Wang

A quantum computing breakthrough by researchers at IBM and Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, uses a quantum computer to model the dipole moment of three lithium-containing molecules, which brings us one step closer the next-generation lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries that would be more powerful, longer lasting and cheaper than today’s widely used lithium …

Progress Towards Using Quantum Computers for Solving Quantum Chemistry and Machine Learning

February 28, 2019 by Brian Wang

IonQ used its trapped-ion computer and a scalable co-design framework for solving chemistry problems. They applied it to compute the ground-state energy of the water molecule. The robust operation of the trapped ion quantum computer yields energy estimates with errors approaching the chemical accuracy, which is the target threshold necessary for predicting the rates of …