PsiQuantum, Mitsubishi Partner to Develop Energy-Efficient Materials

Photonic quantum computing company PsiQuantum, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mitsubishi Chemical, has launched a partnership to design energy-efficient materials on PsiQuantum’s fault-tolerant quantum computer. The joint research project aims to simulate excited states of photochromic molecules — specifically diarylethenes used for energy-efficient photoswitching applications. Photochromic molecules have widespread industrial and residential potential applications, such as the development of smart windows, energy-efficient data storage, solar energy storage, and solar cells.