Cybersecurity, Quantum Key Distribution and the University of Cambridge. Quantum leap towards cybersecurity. The University of Cambridge. When buying an item online, we voluntarily hand over our credit card information. But how do we know that it’s safe? Most sensitive information sent over the internet […]
Highly Secure, Pan-European Quantum Communication Infrastructure. The European space agency and European Commission agreed to the initial steps in creating a quantum-secure communication network – for Europe. Excerpt: It would comprise a series of quantum communication networks, linking institutional users and their critical infrastructures, and […]
U.S. Project Scaling Quantum Network from Local Area to Wide-Area. Quantum Goes the Distance. U.S. research team expands quantum network with successful long-distance entanglement experiment. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and DOE’s Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) are […]
Quantum Communication: Explained. If any aspect of quantum mechanics is ready to be commercialized, it is quantum communication. But what are we talking about? What is quantum communication? Consider these terms: Quantum key distribution, quantum repeater, quantum internet…are all parts of quantum communication. The team at […]
Chattanooga Utility Demonstrates Next-gen Grid Security with Quantum Key Distribution. Chatanooga utility, EPB, has been working with Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories to test interoperability of disparate quantum key distribution networks. The test was to ensure utility providers nationwide have interoperability sufficient to employ […]
Is the China Threat Really about Advancements in Science and Technology? China has undoubtedly made the headlines with allegations against the nation as to intellectual property theft. But is the perceived threat properly founded in advancements of science and technology? “The exaggerated threat—provocative and prognostic—is really […]
Quantum Random Number Generator. Touted incessantly in the media, and rightly so, quantum computing could crack encryption codes throughout the globe. The key threat to current encryption standards, including AES and RSA, lies in the fact that “cracking them would take too much time and resources […]
Translating Quantum Technology into Practice. In June 2018, researchers in the launched the U.K.’s first quantum network. The metro-area network provides secure quantum communications between Cambridge University’s Electrical Engineering Division in West Cambridge and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd (TREL). The network has since been extended to […]
Trusting Your Chain, Web, and Network of Trust. There’s a wealth of discussion about quantum-resistant algorithms that could be used to protect public-key infrastructure and encryption from quantum computers. Should the quantum computing eventuality come to pass, the ramifications are wide and varied, for cryptocurrencies, your […]
Quantum Key Distribution and Translating Poetry. Repeaters are a critical juncture in all modern digital communications. Enhancing weakening signals traveling through fiber-optic cables keeps the world connected. The challenge of signal weakening was met and overcome with the development of the repeater. The repeater is a […]
U.S. Quantum Key Distribution Leader a Finalist in SXSW 2019. Quantum Xchange, a Bethesda, Maryland, company, has been chosen as a one of five finalists to demonstrate their accomplishment at the South by South West Interactive Innovation Awards, March 9. From their news release: “A quantum […]
Crystals Coupled with Current Fiber-optic Links for Low Loss Quantum Information Transfer. For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that crystals manufactured by lasers within a glass matrix maintain full ferroelectric functionality. What does this do for quantum computing? Applications for the technology include use […]
Interdisciplinary Quantum Information Research and Engineering, INQUIRE. With approximately $1.4 million in funding – $1M from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the University of Arizona is building the Interdisciplinary Quantum Information Research and Engineering instrument (INQUIRE). “Inquire is the world’s first shared research and training instrument […]
Next Iteration of Quantum Repeaters to Help Build the Quantum Internet. A quantum-enabled internet is being sought by many organizations throughout the globe. A key component to the internet’s backbone is the use of a repeater – a device which increases the signal strength of data […]
Quantum Computing Cloud. Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences researchers have shifted the frequency of photons using microwaves. Using a molecule-like photonic system built with lithium niobate on a chip, the team demonstrated that light’s frequency and phase could be controlled by […]
Risk and Mitigations for Quantum Computing Enterprise Systems. What is the scope of the quantum computing risk to your cryptographic infrastructure? This report looks at the issues related to all of your business systems. It encompasses transaction systems including external businesses and those for […]
QKD Over Long Distance; Crucial to Data Security. Quantum Key Distribution, QKD, utilizes photon entanglement to distribute encryption keys with near-total security. Research conducted at the University of Geneva has taken QKD to new lengths, literally. Though only a small gain in distance has […]
First Quantum Key Distribution Network: Boston to D.C. Quantum Xchange has joined with Zayo Group to provide the United States’ first quantum key distribution network. “Phio”, as the network has been called initially, will utilize 500 miles of fiber. The QKD network is expected to […]
TUDelft Lays Out Broad Plan for a Quantum Internet. University research at TUDelft, Netherlands, has laid out a broad roadmap for a quantum internet. The plan develops the quantum network around two concepts presently unknown to the current internet: (1) Entanglement’s synchronization capability between distant […]
Quantum Xchange Producing First U.S. Quantum Network. To break a quantum key requires “extraordinary circumstances”. Quantum Xchange discusses its methods to enable use of quantum keys to produce a cybersecure quantum network in the U.S. This report is found here at DIGITAL TRENDS… More on […]
High-Speed Quantum Internet. Japanese industry research and development teams have enabled a quantum key distribution (QKD) network over a distance of 7 kilometers and a bandwidth over 10 Mbps. The network was constructed with designated fiber-optic lines transmitting photons encoded with the encryption keys. The […]