Even though quantum technologies are only just starting to take shape, now is the time to consider the opportunities they present – both to enhance existing business and to generate new opportunities. In the Netherlands, the Qutech initiative is leading the effort to bootstrap a quantum industry in the Dutch delta.
The quantum computer, despite all the excitement surrounding it, is still a mysterious thing. Sure, the theory is solid: scientists have a pretty good idea of what’s needed to build one. But those are the contours, the basic principles. Few would dare to predict what the first full-fledged quantum computer would actually look like on the inside, what technology it would be based on. Even today, several candidates are being considered, and probably more options will pop up – or fizzle out – as time passes.
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