Cleveland Clinic and IBM researchers have been able to simulate the behavior of “supramolecular interactions” with unprecedented accuracy by using a quantum-classical hybrid model; Interactions such as hydrogen bonding between two water molecules or hydrophobic forces between methane molecules. In this method, heavy and complex parts of calculations are first performed on quantum computers and then transferred to classical systems for completion and optimization.

This approach is part of the idea of ​​”quantum-based supercomputing”; Where the power of quantum and classical computing are combined to cover the limitations of each. The result of this collaboration is reducing the time and cost of calculations and reaching more accurate models of molecular structure and energy.

The importance of this breakthrough is that it could pave the way for future research in drug design, biotechnology and complex chemical simulations, areas where accurate simulation of molecular interactions plays a key role.

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