(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN)  -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) go beyond breakthroughs to bring quantum innovation into the real world. Here are four ways ORNL-developed quantum technologies support industry.

1. Healthcare

Quantum technology can help hospitals manage complex logistics, getting life-sustaining equipment to the patients and doctors who need it most.

Quantum computing can speed up medical research, especially when paired with high-performance computing. A classical computer, even a superfast one like ORNL’s Frontier, might not be the best fit for some complex problems. Quantum computing can help doctors and scientists answer big questions by modeling molecular interactions to speed up drug discovery or individualize patient treatments, for instance.

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