Quantum chemistry might be the most promising use of a quantum computer. What if we could create a personal medicine? What if we can make materials with all kinds of features? Listen to Lieven on quantum chemistry.

Main takeaways

• Like factoring, Hamiltonian simulation can be performed on a quantum computer in polynomial, rather than exponential, time.
• These simulations are currently performed using very large supercomputers.
• Hamiltonian simulation will probably be the first application of a quantum computer.
• Hamiltonian simulation can be used, for instance, to create a new medication, materials that don’t have electrical resistance and chemical compounds.