James Ambrose Meyer is a Dallas-based executive who leads Nebulr and drives proprietary solutions in the cloud storage field. With a strong industry focus, James Ambrose Meyer maintains a close watch on research developments that may impact the computing industry.

One emerging paradigm developed by researchers at the University of York and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro is KITE. This suite of codes is open source and employs quantum simulation algorithms in the predicting and customization of material properties.

Quantum materials are those that leverage electrons’ collective behavior, as well as unconventional quantum effects, to perform a wide range of tasks that would otherwise be impossible. An ability to harness atomic orbitals numbering in the billions makes KITE particularly relevant in modeling materials computationally, using condensed matter physics.

In terms of practical uses, the KITE code is described as able to define electronic structures and simulate materials at the device-level. This ability could be essential in tailoring materials for specific applications, from low-power transistors to solar cells. Potential benefits include the processing of tremendous data amounts with minimal heat dissipation and harvesting energy from the entire solar spectrum.