Can We Scale to Thousands and Millions of Qubits in Quantum Computers?

There are still many challenges with scaling quantum computers. One question is, even if we see near-term success in NISQ problems, how do we scale for the long term to thousands or millions of qubits?

I had the incredible opportunity to interview Elvira Shishenina from BMW Group and Jasper Krauser from Airbus to talk about the how the aerospace and automotive industry is looking at quantum computing, the recent results in the paper "Platinum-based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction simulated with a Quantum Computer”, and the Airbus BMW Quantum Challenge: The Quantum Mobility Quest, to open the doors for more collaboration between researchers, industry, and academia.

In the Airbus BMW Quantum Challenge, there are 5 tracks:

Smart Coating
Quantum-Powered Logistics
Quantum-Enhanced Autonomy
Quantum Solvers

And a fifth, open challenge: The Golden App! This is the reverse, where they are asking to “propose novel solutions for both hardware and software where you see a large potential but where the relevance for the mobility sector still needs to be proven.” We joked that we need an award for most long term and outlandish suggestion that still might be feasible!

Through these interviews, it was clear that Airbus and BMW are looking at quantum computing in the long term - which makes sense for these industries. In aerospace, 10 years is basically tomorrow, as Jasper said in this interview!

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[Physics_HB]

Do quantum computers work via quantum entanglement?

[gustamanpratama]

Which qubit technology is the smallest and, hence, has the densest qubits per area?

[Weathering]

Depend on the company and investor. If they want to keep going with the research.

[matobago]

Which market is benefited by quantum computing? That market will drive scalability.

[JMacSD]

Yes QC researchers always express certainty that it'll work great some day, so VC keep pouring money into it since that's the only way they make money. Or they are government subsidized, like Airbus. But better QCs might simply be too difficult for humans to build this century.

[crazieeez]

According to theory, you can entangled infinitely many qubits. Quantum entanglement is a property not exclusively to photon, electrons, and atoms. Molecules can be entangled as well. One day we will be able to entangle macroscopic object like the size of a human.

[VR.christianoo]

And how do you gonna extra that hydrogen mr genius... Through generator 😂
Also where you gonna store that super slippery gas ...
How heavy those wings will get in process of becoming able to store that gas safely with such compression... Also don't forget the vaccume 💀

[Alyssonix]

Wright Brothers? Ha!! I think you meant Santos Dumont