IBM Quantum Computer Accurately Simulates Real Magnetic Materials, Reproducing National Lab Data – HPCwire

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., March 26, 2026 — IBM today announced new results that its quantum computer can simulate real magnetic materials with results that match neutron scattering experiments, marking a significant step towards using quantum computers as reliable tools for scientific discovery. The work, reported in a pre-print, was conducted by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Quantum Science Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Purdue University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee and IBM.

The ability to design new materials—such as better superconductors, more efficient batteries, or novel drugs—depends on understanding quantum behavior that is often challenging for classical methods to model. While quantum computers are expected to address this challenge, it has…