WTTW – At negative 450 degrees Fahrenheit, helium gas becomes a liquid, which is when Humboldt Park-based EeroQ Quantum Hardware is able to control and float single electrons over the liquid helium’s surface.
It’s the crucial technology EeroQ is using on its voyage to build a new type of computer chip for use in a large-scale quantum computer.
EeroQ CEO Nick Farina said after conducting a national search, the company chose Chicago as its headquarters.
It was the right decision, Farina said.
“There is a very, very bright future for quantum in Chicago,” Farina said.
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