Re:Design of a silicon quantum computer chip
by stanfordkid on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @02:19AM
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The ability to simulate small molecules and reactions at a quantum level will be truly profound.
The limiting step in being able to manufacture any small organic molecule from raw materials is algorithmic. Imagine a molecule printer that can compile a set of synthesis steps for an arbitrary molecule via simulation. It's not as far-fetched if we can simulate hypothetical reactions easily:
http://www.nature.com/news/organic-synthesis-the-robo-chemis...
The limiting step in being able to manufacture any small organic molecule from raw materials is algorithmic. Imagine a molecule printer that can compile a set of synthesis steps for an arbitrary molecule via simulation. It's not as far-fetched if we can simulate hypothetical reactions easily: http://www.nature.com/news/organic-synthesis-the-robo-chemis...