Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo: Hardware, Software, and Enterprise Quantum

Episode 79 dives into how quantum computing is accelerating the design of nuclear fusion reactors — the holy grail of clean energy. Lucas and Luna explore a specific case: how researchers at a leading fusion startup are using quantum algorithms to simulate plasma behavior inside tokamak reactors, a problem that classical supercomputers struggle with due to the sheer complexity of magnetohydrodynam...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is tackling protein folding—one of biology's hardest computational problems. They discuss how D-Wave and IBM are applying quantum annealers and gate-based systems to simulate molecular interactions that classical supercomputers struggle with. The conversation highlights the specific example of quantum-assisted drug design for Parkinson'...

Episode 77 dives into the quiet revolution happening inside insurance companies. Lucas and Luna explore how quantum algorithms are transforming actuarial science — from pricing complex tail risks to running catastrophe scenarios that classical models can't touch. They focus on a concrete case: a European re-insurer that used a quantum annealing system to tighten its reserve model for hurricane exp...

In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum simulations are accelerating the discovery of porous materials for direct air capture of CO2. They focus on a specific case: researchers at the University of Chicago used a hybrid classical-quantum workflow to screen over 100,000 hypothetical metal-organic frameworks in silico, identifying a candidate th...

In episode 75 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computers are starting to optimize the electrical power grid—a system that loses 5-10% of its energy in transmission and requires real-time balancing of supply and demand. They focus on a specific case: how the Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public power utility in the US, is working with a quantu...

Concrete is responsible for roughly 8 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions — more than aviation. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is being used to design low-carbon cement chemistries. The specific case: a startup called CemQuantum that used a hybrid quantum-classical model to simulate calcium silicate hydrate formation at the molecular level, identifying a new b...

Episode 73 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo explores a fresh use case: airline revenue management. Lucas explains how quantum algorithms can solve the massive optimization problem of seat pricing, overbooking, and fare class allocation — a challenge that grows exponentially with route networks. He walks through how a major carrier piloted a hybrid quantum-classical system on a key transa...

Episode 72 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo explores how quantum algorithms are being applied to agriculture — specifically, optimizing crop yields through better fertilizer scheduling, water usage, and harvest timing. Lucas and Luna break down a real pilot project where a major agribusiness used a quantum annealer to reduce water consumption by 12% while maintaining yield. They discuss...

In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into how quantum computing is transforming battery design for electric vehicles and grid storage. They focus on a specific breakthrough: how Daimler and IBM used a quantum algorithm to simulate the lithium-sulfur battery cathode, reducing a computation that would take classical supercomputers years to just hours. The h...

Episode 70 explores how quantum computing is transforming logistics network design. Lucas and Luna dive into the specific case of DHL's pilot program with D-Wave Systems, which used a quantum annealer to optimize parcel routing across its European hub network. The episode breaks down how the quantum approach reduced truck-miles by 12 percent compared to classical heuristics, saving an estimated 8,...

This episode explores how quantum computing is beginning to reshape pension fund risk management. Lucas and Luna discuss a concrete use case: optimizing asset-liability matching for a large public pension fund. They walk through how quantum algorithms can simulate thousands of economic scenarios simultaneously, something classical computers struggle with, and how early pilots at funds like the Can...

This episode dives into how quantum computing is revolutionizing last-mile delivery logistics, using DHL's 2025 pilot program with a 50-qubit quantum annealer to reduce fuel costs by 12 percent and cut delivery times by 18 percent across 1,500 delivery trucks in Berlin. Lucas explains how DHL mapped over 10,000 variables including traffic, weather, package weight, and time windows into a quadratic...

Episode 67 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo explores how quantum algorithms are beginning to solve urban traffic congestion. Lucas and Luna examine a pilot project in Barcelona where a quantum-inspired optimization system reduced average commute times by 15 percent during peak hours. The hosts break down how variational quantum eigensolvers and quadratic unconstrained binary optimization...

Episode 66 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo explores how banks are beginning to use quantum computers for financial stress testing and risk simulation. Lucas and Luna discuss a specific pilot program at JPMorgan Chase where quantum algorithms model portfolio losses under extreme scenarios—like simultaneous rate hikes and credit defaults—running calculations in minutes that classical supe...

Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is transforming the Haber-Bosch process — the century-old method for producing ammonia fertilizer. They dive into a specific 2025 pilot by German chemical giant BASF, which used a quantum algorithm to simulate a novel iron-based catalyst that could reduce the energy required for ammonia synthesis by up to 30 percent. The episode breaks down why this mat...

Episode 64 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo explores how quantum computers are being used to simulate chemical spills in real time. Lucas and Luna break down a specific case: how researchers at a European environmental agency partnered with a quantum startup to model a benzene leak in a river system. The episode covers why classical simulations fail for complex fluid dynamics involving h...

Hospital systems are drowning in scheduling complexity. A typical 400-bed hospital manages thousands of staff shifts and patient appointments daily, with constraints like bed availability, operating room time, specialist availability, and infection control protocols. Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is starting to tackle this operational nightmare. They look at a pilot project at a maj...

Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is starting to transform weather forecasting, moving beyond classical limitations to improve medium-range prediction and extreme-event modeling. They focus on a specific case: the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) teaming up with quantum startup Pasqal in early 2026 to run a proof-of-concept on a 100-qubit neutral-atom processor...

In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computers are accelerating drug repurposing — finding new uses for existing drugs. They dig into a specific case: a 2025 collaboration between pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and quantum startup 1QBit. Using a quantum-classical hybrid algorithm running on D-Wave's Advantage system, the team screened 2,100 ex...

In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is reshaping pharmaceutical manufacturing. They focus on a real-world collaboration between a quantum startup and a generic drug manufacturer to optimize a critical step in making a common antibiotic. The hosts explain the chemistry challenge: synthesizing a complex molecule involves managing e...

In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is transforming supply chain resilience — a fresh angle the show hasn't covered. They drill into a specific case: the 2021 Suez Canal blockage and how a hybrid quantum-classical approach from Volkswagen and DHL simulated rerouting across 10,000 containers in minutes, versus hours on classical s...

Episode 58 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo dives into a surprising new application: portfolio optimization for asset managers. Lucas and Luna explore how quantum algorithms are tackling the 'curse of dimensionality' in modern portfolio theory — specifically, how a mid-sized hedge fund, Quantica Capital, is using a 127-qubit processor from IBM to rebalance a multi-asset portfolio in minu...

Episode 57 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore how quantum algorithms are being used to optimize extreme ultraviolet lithography for chip manufacturing. The episode centers on a partnership between a quantum startup and a major chip equipment maker, focusing on the specific problem of mask design optimization. They discuss how quantum annealing can solve complex diff...

Episode 56 explores how quantum machine learning is being applied to real-time fraud detection in financial transactions. Lucas and Luna examine a specific case: JPMorgan Chase's quantum-inspired algorithm that processes transaction patterns in milliseconds, reducing false positives by 23% in a 2025 pilot. They discuss the hybrid classical-quantum architecture, the challenge of scaling beyond 100...

Episode 55 dives into the use of quantum computing for protein folding, a problem that classical computers struggle with due to exponential complexity. Lucas and Luna explore how quantum algorithms are being applied to predict protein structures faster and more accurately, with implications for drug discovery and personalized medicine. They discuss a recent breakthrough from a startup that used a...