Harley Johnson: Here’s why concerns over Chicago’s quantum park should give way to hope

Now, we’re turning 128 acres of the site into the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park.

Quantum computers are entirely different from classical computers, built on the principles of quantum physics — the science that governs how the universe behaves at the smallest scales.

It will be home to scientists, researchers and technicians working to design and build next-generation quantum computers.

Our latest federal grant, with the Chicago Quantum Exchange, brings Commerce Department funding to build a facility that attracts and retains small businesses supplying the industry.

Harley Johnson is the CEO of Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park.