Quantum Technology: the Next Supply Bottleneck?
The rapid advancement of quantum technology holds the potential for significant societal benefits, including breakthroughs in healthcare and innovations to combat climate change—provided the technology is applied responsibly. It could, for instance, accelerate drug discovery by efficiently simulating molecular interactions or open up the gates to personalized medicine and real-time monitoring of patients’ health. Furthermore, quantum simulation or hybrid quantum computing have the potential to aid the design of batteries and clean energies. And these are only a select few of quantum technology’s many possible applications.