Robust encoder switches polarization 1 billion times a second; could facilitate global quantum encryption network Researchers have developed a simple and stable device to generate the quantu... Read more
The quest for a secure information network is on. Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have recently succeeded in boosting the storage time of quantum informati... Read more
Researchers are wielding the same strange properties that drive quantum computers to create hack-proof forms of data encryption Recent advances in quantum computers may soon give hackers acc... Read more
Quantum physic can guarantee that a message has not be intercepted before reaching its destination. Thanks to the laws of quantum physic, a particle of light – a photon – can be in two disti... Read more
First use of quantum technology to create a random number generator that is both tiny and fast Random number generators are crucial to the encryption that protects our privacy and security w... Read more
A new method of implementing an ‘unbreakable’ quantum cryptographic system is able to transmit information at rates more than ten times faster than previous attempts. Researchers have develo... Read more
Quantum communication systems offer the promise of virtually unbreakable encryption. Unlike classical encryption, which is used to send secure data over networks today and whose security dep... Read more