Terra Quantum And Evonik Industries Develop Quantum Algorithms To Accelerate Machine Design

Terra Quantum Chief Product Officer, Florian Neukart, (right) (photo: twitter @Giulia_Belloni)

JAKARTA - Terra Quantum, a quantum computer hardware and software startup based in Germany and Switzerland, announced on Tuesday April 25 that it has developed a quantum algorithm to speed up the fluid mixing machine design process.

These algorithms were co-developed with a German specialty chemical company, Evonik Industries, by simulating a quantum computer, which is currently not feasible for commercial use.

To mix two chemicals and create a new chemical, speed, temperature, proportion, viscosity, mixing form, and many other elements are needed. Each deviation can produce different results.

This is a problem that could eventually be solved by quantum computers, which have an advantage over conventional computers in solving optimization questions involving an exponential number of answers. This was revealed by Terra Quantum's Chief Product Officer, Florian Neukart, in an interview.

"With our algorithm, we were able to improve the simulation and show that with less physical design experimentation you can ... perform efficient mixing of liquids," said Neukart, quoted by Reuters.

These algorithms run on a simulator built by Terra that mimics a quantum computer using a conventional computer and special software. This will allow developers to create quantum software without a quantum computer, which promises to be far faster than today's fastest supercomputers.

Terra said that the algorithm using a quantum computer simulator can increase the development efficiency of industrial chemical mixers by 45%, saving engineering costs and time.