Quantum leap in computing claim
AMERICAN manufacturing and technology group Honeywell said it will bring to market “the world’s most powerful quantum computer” aimed at tackling complex scientific and business challenges.
The company said it had achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, which uses subatomic particles to speed up processing, and would launch the new computers within three months. It released a scientific paper describing the accelerated quantum capability.
Honeywell said it had entered into partnerships with two quantum software and algorithm providers — Cambridge Quantum Computing and Zapata Computing — to accelerate its efforts and find new ways to deploy quantum computing.
“Quantum computing will enable us to tackle complex scientific and business challenges, driving stepchange improvements in computational power, operating costs and speed,” said Honeywell’s chief executive Darius Adamczyk.
“Materials companies will explore new molecular structures. Transportation companies will optimise logistics.
“Financial institutions will need faster and more precise software applications. Pharmaceutical companies will accelerate the discovery of new drugs.
“Honeywell is striving to influence how quantum computing evolves and to create opportunities for our customers to benefit from this powerful new technology.”
Quantum computing is based on the use of quantum bits or qubits, which can perform trillions of calculations per second and in some cases outperform the fastest traditional supercomputers.