Why Haverford Sciences are phenomenal: Part 12(?)

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:20:55 +0000

Quantum computers could excel in modeling chemical reactions

Cambridge, US (EurekAlert!): Quantum computers would likely outperform conventional computers in simulating chemical reactions involving more than four atoms, according to scientists at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Haverford College. Such improved ability to model and predict complex chemical reactions could revolutionize drug design and materials science, among other fields.

Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers describe “software” that could simulate chemical reactions on quantum computers, an ultra-modern technology that relies on quantum mechanical phenomena, such as entanglement, interference, and superposition. Quantum computing has been heralded for its potential to solve certain types of problems that are impossible for conventional computers to crack.

[The Hindu News Update Service](http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200811211811.htm)