My understanding is that a lot of the molecular interactions involved become exponentially complex to model using classical computers --- so this would be one o

My understanding is that a lot of the molecular interactions involved become exponentially complex to model using classical computers --- so this would be one of the major new areas of exploration with quantum computers. People I've spoken with in the industry are excited about simulating fertilizer synthesis processes (which are super energy inefficient the way we do it at scale, but are theoretically much cheaper to perform, since anaerobic bacteria do it in the soil at normal temperature and pressure) And also excited about simulating battery design -- being able to test millions of molecules without actually having to make a battery. Of course, these are the early-stage speculative things, I'm sure more fancy nanotech could be explored with quantum computers as well. http://blogs.microsoft.com/next/2015/11/13/with-quantum-computing-simulator-microsoft-offers-a-sneak-peek-into-future-of-computing/ http://blogs.microsoft.com/next/2015/11/13/with-quantum-comp...