{"podcast":{"title":"Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo: Hardware, Software, and Enterprise Quantum","slug":"quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009","podcast_index_feed_id":7872009,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"Lucas and Luna step into the quantum-computing lab to decode the real business of quantum. Not the hype, not the science fiction — the actual hardware race between superconducting qubits, trapped ions, and topological systems; the software stack from quantum algorithms to error correction; and the enterprise use cases where quantum might actually deliver value first, from drug discovery to portfolio optimization. Each episode, Lucas maps the technical landscape with specific numbers — qubit counts, coherence times, gate fidelities — while Luna presses on the business logic: who is buying, who is selling, and what the ROI timeline really looks like. They name the companies (IBM, Google, IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave), the investors (quantum-focused VC funds, corporate R&D arms), and the open questions (decoupling hype from benchmarked results, talent shortages, supply chain for dilution refrigerators). No crystal-ball gazing — just a forensic look at the emerging quantum economy through the lens of public financial filings, academic preprints, and industry roadmaps. If you work in tech strategy, venture capital, or deep-tech product management, this is the conversation that prepares you fo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T08:17:20.403037+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009"},"episode":{"title":"How Quantum Computing Is Designing Better Lithium-Sulfur Batteries","slug":"how-quantum-computing-is-designing-better-lithium-sulfur-batteries","published_at":"2026-07-16T08:34:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009/how-quantum-computing-is-designing-better-lithium-sulfur-batteries","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business/episode-0114.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business/episode-0114.mp3","summary":"This episode explores how quantum computing is accelerating the design of lithium-sulfur batteries, a next-generation energy storage technology with the potential to double the range of electric vehicles. Lucas and Luna break down the specific quantum chemistry problem that makes sulfur cathodes notoriously unstable—polysulfide shuttling—and explain how researchers at IBM Quantum and Daimler are using variational quantum eigensolvers to simulate cathode degradation at the molecular level. The hosts walk through a concrete example: a 2025 study published in npj Quantum Materials where a 127-qubit IBM processor predicted a new electrolyte additive that reduced capacity fade by 40 percent. They also discuss the practical hurdles—error rates, qubit connectivity, and the scaling timeline—that separate today's noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) machines from the fault-tolerant devices needed for full battery design. No hype, just the actual science and business roadmap. #QuantumComputing #BatteryTech #LithiumSulfur #EnergyStorage #ElectricVehicles #IBMQuantum #Daimler #QuantumChemistry #NISQ #VariationalQuantumEigensolver #npjQuantumMaterials #PolysulfideShuttling #CathodeDesign #BusinessAndTechnology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ResearchAndDevelopment #SustainableEnergy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"This episode explores how quantum computing is accelerating the design of lithium-sulfur batteries, a next-generation energy storage technology with the p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":729,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009/episodes/how-quantum-computing-is-designing-better-lithium-sulfur-batteries/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009/how-quantum-computing-is-designing-better-lithium-sulfur-batteries.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}