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Chemical breakthrough in quantum computing and the success story of Dr. Mohammad Choucair

Dr. Mohammad Choucair

Dr. Mohammad Choucair Source: Dr. Mohammad Choucair

The key to quantum computing could be a simple as burning the active ingredient in moth balls; using this method, the holy grail of quantum computing - the ability to work in real-world room temperatures - has been demonstrated by an international group of researchers, combining chemistry with quantum physics.Co-led by Dr Mohammad Choucair - who recently finished a University of Sydney research fellowship gained as an outstanding early career researcher in the School of Chemistry the 31-year-old has been working with collaborators in Switzerland and Germany for two years before the breakthrough. We get to meet and know more about the young Chemistry Legend Dr. Mohammad Choucair in this interview with Heba kassoua



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