Industry Impacts
As quantum technologies rapidly develop, industries will be able to solve more complex problems.
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Applications to industry areas
Quantum technology will impact widely on almost all areas of life just as classical information technology has done. The applications for quantum technology cut across health, agriculture, finance, transport, ICT, security and defence.
As quantum technologies rapidly develop, industries will potentially be able to solve complex problems not easily achieved by classical computers. We are already seeing some of these technologies being applied in some industry areas today.
Potential industry impacts
Health & Pharmaceuticals
- Accelerate drug discovery and development
- Improve understanding of biological mechanisms
Financial Services
- Efficient detection of fraudulent behaviour
- Dynamic portfolio optimisation
Environment
- Development of new gradiometers for non-invasive exploration
- Reduce CO2 in fertiliser production
Defence & Cyber Security
- Protect national cyber infrastructure
- Ultra-precise timing for navigation
Manufacturing
- Discovery of new high-tech materials
- Enhanced sensing and measurement
Transport & Infrastructure
- Improve the efficiency of mass transit systems
- Optimise solutions to vehicle routing problems
