Quantum computation could hold the key to being able to simulate matter exactly. This week we have an extended interview with Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik, from Harvard University, to find out what a quantum computer is, how it works and how it can be used in chemistry.

Links:

- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acscentsci.7b00550 (The Matter Simulation (R)evolution)

Credits:

- Support: TMCS, EPSRC

- Theme music: from "Earnest's Understanding" © 2017 Charles Ormrod