Now, the Midwest and Chicago are positioning themselves to become a hub for this emerging—and potentially game-changing—technology. Chicago is already home to Duality, the first startup accelerator solely focused on quantum, based at the University of Chicago, as well as startups such as EeroQ—also focused on developing a quantum computer, but with a unique method involving electrons floating on top of liquid helium—and Infleqtion, which is looking for quantum applications for sensors, scalable algorithms, and radio frequencies. The economic development agency World Business Chicago projects that the fledgling quantum industry could create 175,000 jobs and rich opportunities for startup firms in Chicago.
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