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Chattanooga has quantum tech. How will it become good business?

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Tasia Malakasis, CEO of The Company Lab, talks about quantum computing during an interview at Somer Station.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Tasia Malakasis, CEO of The Company Lab, talks about quantum computing during an interview at Somer Station. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Tasia Malakasis, CEO of The Company Lab, talks about quantum computing during an interview at Somer Station.


A statewide series on how to commercialize quantum research will kick off in Chattanooga, seeking to turn research in a niche area into business opportunities.

There’s a seeming paradox with any technology: The more people and businesses understand how a certain technology is useful to them, the less anxious they are about understanding how it actually works.

Every day, millions of people use apps on their phone to navigate while driving without knowing how the phone, the app or even the car works.

Chattanooga officials are working to position the city as a national leader on quantum networking and computing, both early-stage technologies that harness the odd behavior of the smallest particles in the universe.