Quantum computing and quantum computers have attracted much attention from both the academic community and industry in recent years.By exploiting the quantum properties of materials,scientists are aiming to overcome Moores law of miniaturization and develop novel quantum computers.The concept of quantum computing was first introduced by the distinguished physicist Richard Feynman in 1981.As one of the early pioneers in this field,Turing Award laureate Andrew Chi-Chih Yao made a seminal contribution in developing the theoretical basis for quantum computation in 1993.Since 2011,he has served as the founding director of Tsinghua Universitys Center for Quantum Information (CQI),which aims to become a world-class research center for quantum computing.In a recent interview with NSR,Yao recounted the history of quantum computing and expressed his view on the future of this field.He suggests that quantum computers could excel in many tasks such as the design of new materials and drugs as well as in the simulation of chemical reactions,but they may not supersede traditional computers in tasks for which traditional computers are already proven to be highly efficient.