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USC Team Wins Quantum Challenge with Innovative Coatings

2/3/2025

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USC researchers Rosa Di Felice and Naman Jain are making waves in quantum computing, winning the 2024 Airbus-BMW Quantum Computing Challenge with their innovative work on corrosion-resistant coatings for the transport sector. Di Felice envisions revolutionizing manufacturing and drug design by harnessing quantum techniques to unlock the mysteries of electron transfer in DNA replication and catalysis.

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USC researchers Rosa Di Felice and Naman Jain are making waves in quantum computing, winning the 2024 Airbus-BMW Quantum Computing Challenge with their innovative work on corrosion-resistant coatings for the transport sector. Di Felice envisions revolutionizing manufacturing and drug design by harnessing quantum techniques to unlock the mysteries of electron transfer in DNA replication and catalysis.