Types of electrical engineering
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Quantum engineering
Quantum computers will offer advantages for expansive databases, cracking modern encryption and modelling atomic-scale systems such as biological molecules and drugs. Quantum bits, or qubits, are the building blocks of this field, and when coupled together, these qubits will give rise to exponential increases in computing speeds.