DCA 2025 Results
Winner

Vít Svoboda

From Molecular Chirality to Petahertz Quantum Computing

Vít Svoboda entered the competition with a concept for using chiral (mirror-asymmetric) molecules to build ultrafast quantum computers. Instead of electricity and silicon, such devices would rely on light, quantum physics, and the distinct behavior of “left-handed” and “right-handed” molecules. His proposal outlines an entirely new computational paradigm that combines molecular structure, electron spin, light, and ultrafast optics.

University of Chemistry and Technology Prague

Czechia

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Finalists

Xianbiao Fu

Electrochemical N₂ Activation for Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis: Enabling the Agriculture-to-Energy Transition

National University of Singapore

Singapore

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Esther Heid

Reactivity Without Borders: A Multilingual AI for Chemistry

TU Wien

Austria

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Muhammad Jbara

Engineering Synthetic DNA-Binding Miniproteins to Modulate Gene Expression

Tel Aviv University

Israel

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Michael M. Lerch

A Chemical Operating System for Robots

Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen

The Netherlands

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