Global technology leader Honeywell, an official sponsor of the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, will showcase the power of quantum computing to the millions of visitors when the event begins in October 2021.
Honeywell’s quantum computing display will feature prominently in the USA Pavilion’s main immersive exhibit, exploring the future of America’s technological advances in the current century and beyond.
It will mark the first time Honeywell has presented its capabilities in quantum computing to the Middle East and will highlight how the technology’s vast computational power has the potential to solve the biggest challenges facing humanity, such as the ability to discover new medications and develop new treatments for medical conditions.
Philip Frayne, the Acting Commissioner General of the USA Pavilion, said: “America’s pursuit of prosperity, opportunity, and freedom has been the driving force behind our country’s development. The USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 will showcase some of the biggest and boldest inventions in America’s history, and we are delighted to partner with Honeywell and incorporate their ground-breaking advances in quantum computing into our exhibit.”
The USA Pavilion is being organised by the US Department of State through the US Consulate General in Dubai.
Norm Gilsdorf, vice president Global High Growth Regions, Honeywell, said: “From the first furnace regulator, the basis for the modern thermostat, in 1885 to the first aircraft autopilot and the industry-standard of barcode used on products worldwide, our inventions have had a transformational impact on our world for more than a century.
“Yet society still faces many complex challenges, from medical discoveries needed to keep us safe to the long-term sustainability of our planet. It is therefore, with great pride, that we are bringing our latest innovation milestone – quantum computing – to Expo 2020, a radical leap forward that can unlock solutions to those challenges and shape our future for decades.”
Quantum computers harness the unique properties of quantum physics to solve problems too complex or intractable for today’s computers. Honeywell has been leading the race for quantum computing supremacy since it announced its entry into the market in 2018. In 2019, it launched and commercialised its system, which is already being used by leading companies around the world to solve previously insurmountable challenges.
In June 2021 Honeywell announced it will work with UK-based Cambridge Quantum Computing to form the world’s largest standalone quantum computing company and capitalise on what it expects to become a $1 trillion quantum computing industry over the next three decades.
Expo 2020 will run from 1 October 2021 until 31 March 2022. The USA Pavilion will celebrate the theme, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of the Future.” Exhibits will showcase the freedoms and opportunities that built a dynamic and open society, paving the way for American innovation and prosperity.
