Biomedicine
Exploring life, molecule by molecule.
Explore quantum computing applications in life-science research through molecular electronic structure, configuration energies and local interactions.
Build molecular models from atomic connections
Using neutral glycine, NH₂–CH₂–COOH, identify the connections between carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen as a starting point for molecular geometry and electronic models.
Understand chemical bonds through electron pairs
Represent the same molecule with a Lewis structure: one line denotes one bonding pair, two lines denote two, and paired dots indicate lone pairs. Use the bonding relationships to develop an electronic model for energy calculations.
Understand local environments through hydrogen bonding
Using neutral glycine and one water molecule, observe the two hydrogen bonds between the carboxyl group and water. Solid lines represent covalent bonds and dashed lines hydrogen bonds. Include the surrounding environment in the model to study how interactions affect structure and energy.
Turn molecular questions into
computational tasks.
Start with a configuration, a set of relevant orbitals or a reaction fragment to connect molecular modeling, quantum solving and energy analysis.
- Build the model
From the research system to an electronic model.
Select molecular configurations, electron counts and relevant orbitals, turning configuration stability, bond energies or local reactions into specific energy-solving tasks.
- Hybrid computation
Connect classical modeling with quantum solving.
Classical computation prepares structures and models, while quantum methods address selected electronic problems. Measurement results contribute to parameter updates, forming an iterative solving workflow.
- Analyze energy
Use energy changes to answer research questions.
Compare relative energies across configurations or reaction steps to analyze stability, reaction barriers and local environmental effects.
Follow energy changes to
understand reactions.
Molecular structures change during a reaction, and their energies change with them. Comparing pathways connects electronic-level calculations to specific life-science questions.
- Configuration stabilityHow do relative energies vary across spatial arrangements?
- Reaction barrierWhat energy peaks must be crossed when bonds form or break?
- Local environmentHow do interactions with surrounding molecules affect reactions?
Connect molecular research
with superconducting hardware.
Once an electronic model is mapped to quantum circuits, hardware must prepare, control and measure quantum states. Superconducting quantum chips carry quantum information; the complete system connects cryogenics, microwave control and readout into the hardware chain for circuit execution.