Advanced Computing
As scientific and industrial challenges grow more complex, traditional computing methods are reaching their limits. Enter quantum computing. A peer-reviewed study published in Science demonstrated that D-Wave’s quantum technology outperformed one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers in simulating magnetic materials, solving in minutes what would have taken nearly a million years classically.
Performing that simulation on a supercomputer would have consumed as much electricity as the world uses in a year. D-Wave's quantum computer did it using less than $1 of electricity.
This breakthrough could support highly energy efficient decentralized systems like blockchains. These capabilities also have the potential to pave the way for advancing AI, enabling faster model training, improved optimization, and greater scalability.
Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC)
Researchers used D-Wave’s quantum technology to develop a ML tool that predicts protein-DNA binding with greater accuracy than traditional methods using classical computers. The team integrated quantum computing with support vector machines to achieve improved results in various metrics, significantly enhancing classification performance.
JSC has also purchased and deployed a D-Wave Advantage™ quantum system and is integrating it with JUPITER, Europe’s first and fastest exascale computer. This effort is expected to facilitate breakthroughs in AI and quantum optimization applications.
Triumf
Canada’s particle accelerator center and its partner institutions published a paper in npj Quantum Information showing significant potential speedups using D-Wave’s quantum computers over classical approaches for simulating high-energy particle-calorimeter interactions—potentially leading to major efficiencies where the AI model is used to create synthetic data.
Japan Tobacco
D-Wave completed a joint proof-of-concept project with the pharmaceutical division of Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) that used D-Wave’s quantum computing technology and AI in the drug discovery process. The quantum proof-of-concept outperformed classical methods for AI model performance in drug discovery.
Advantage2 System: Our Most Advanced and Performant Quantum Computer
The Advantage2™ system is D-Wave’s most powerful annealing quantum computer to date, engineered to tackle computationally hard problems that can extend beyond the limits of today’s classical computers.
- 4,400+ qubits, 20-way connectivity for more complex problems
- Faster time-to-solution with 2 times the coherence
- Higher-quality solutions with 4 times lower noise
- Energy-efficient architecture for sustainable performance at scale
- Enhanced solution quality with high-fidelity problem embeddings
- Available on-premises or via the Leap™ quantum cloud platform
