
<p>Developing practical technologies for quantum information systems requires the cooperation of academic researchers, national laboratories and industry. That is the mission of the  <a href="https://quantumsystemsaccelerator.org/">Quantum Systems Accelerator</a> (QSA), which is based at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US.</p>
<p>The QSA’s director <a href="https://profiles.lbl.gov/22078-bert-de-jong">Bert de Jong</a> is my guest in this episode of the <em>Physics World Weekly</em> podcast. His academic research focuses on computational chemistry and he explains how this led him to realise that quantum phenomena can be used to develop technologies for solving scientific problems.</p>
<p>In our conversation, de Jong explains why the QSA is developing a range of  qubit platforms − including neutral atoms, trapped ions, and superconducting qubits – rather than focusing on a single architecture. He champions the co-development of quantum hardware and software to ensure that quantum computing is effective at solving a wide range of problems from particle physics to chemistry.</p>
<p>We also chat about the QSA’s strong links to industry and de Jong reveals his wish list of scientific problems that he would solve if he had access today to a powerful quantum computer.</p>
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