Canadian firm D - Wave has achieved a " significant step toward achieving the goal of quantum simulation " , after its quantum computer accurately simulated the Kosterlitz - Thouless phase transition . “This is a significant step toward reaching the goal of quantum simulation, enabling the study of material properties before making them in the lab, a process that today can be very costly and time-consuming.” D - Wave ’s chief scientist , Mohammad Amin , said it was a landmark moment , and could lead to quantum computers predicting the behaviours of superconductors and other materials , enabling discoveries to be made before they were developed , potentially saving time and money .
Canadian firm D - Wave has achieved a " significant step toward achieving the goal of quantum simulation " , after its quantum computer accurately simulated the Kosterlitz - Thouless phase transition . D - Wave ’s chief scientist , Mohammad Amin , said it was a landmark moment , and could lead to quantum computers predicting the behaviours of superconductors and other materials , enabling discoveries to be made before they were developed , potentially saving time and money .