Quantencomputing baute ein unmögliches Molekül auf – mit großen Auswirkungen

> A recent paper in the journal Science announced the discovery of something genuinely and strangely new that could have a huge impact on our ability to chemically engineer advanced materials. A team of quantum scientists from IBM, the University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg created and characterized a new molecule unlike any other — with a quirk in its shape that can be turned on and off to change how electrons corkscrew through it and alter its chemical behavior.

>This experiment wasn’t the result of trying to incrementally improve an existing molecule. It created a brand new form of matter never before synthesized, observed or predicted. The new molecule’s chemical formula sounds innocent enough: C13CL2. That means it is composed of 13 carbon atoms and two chlorine atoms. That is an unremarkable-sounding formula for such an unusual chemical compound. But what C13CL2 does with its electrons is not only stunning, but unlike anything we have seen before. And it begins with its exotic topology.

>This breakthrough has the potential to impact several important domains. Molecules with a topological state that can be flipped on demand could be the basis of entirely new classes of switches, sensors or information storage media. Even more tantalizing is the potential impact on drug discovery. Exploring molecular properties with quantum computing has long been touted for that purpose, but the quantum computing simulation pipeline tested on C13CL2 could represent a future workflow in which new drug candidates can be modeled at the electronic level with a fidelity far beyond that of classical computers. If that is possible, it could eliminate years of trial-and-error currently required for pharmaceutical development.

I am really confused with the title and the summary, did they use a quantum computer to discover the molecule?