United Kingdom, Nov. 28 -- Rolls-Royce, Xanadu and Riverlane have unlocked future opportunities to greatly accelerate large simulations of air flowing through jet engines using quantum computing.Together, the partners have shown how to cut simulation run times from weeks to less than an hour, by integrating Rolls-Royce test simulations into Xanadu's PennyLane software and Riverlane's state-of-the-art quantum algorithms.Simulating airflow - called computational fluid dynamics (CFD) - is important for designing components in jet engines. It is currently carried out using classical supercomputers, but the required enormous calculations, can take months to complete. However, quantum computers are poised to offer a significant speed advantage, p...