Chemistry Professor Pradip Bhowmik, left, and co-founder of Quantum Copper, Rahul Harkawat, pos …

Chemistry Professor Pradip Bhowmik, left, and co-founder of Quantum Copper, Rahul Harkawat, pose for a portrait at the University of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal)