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quantum computing

Quantum computing draws tens of thousands of searches a month, most of them variations on one question: is it real yet? The 2026 answer is genuinely more interesting than yes or no. Logical qubits — clusters of physical qubits corrected into one reliable unit — are now demonstrated at counts that make certain simulations tractable. Everything else you have read is either extrapolation or marketing.

  • Quantum chemistry: catalyst and battery electrolyte simulation where classical approximations get expensive.
  • Materials science: modelling superconductors and magnetic materials from first principles.
  • Optimisation: narrow logistics and portfolio problems, though classical solvers remain stubbornly competitive.
  • Sensing: an underrated cousin, already commercial in navigation and medical imaging.

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