Germany has taken a significant step toward secure digital communication. Researchers under the QuNET research program have shown that quantum key distribution (QKD) can work reliably across hybrid ...

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. has announced a groundbreaking proposal for a high-dimensional quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol that utilizes quantum Fourier transform and quantum-controlled NOT gate ...

Quantum computing is rapidly transitioning from theoretical research to practical applications. Among the most affected fields is cybersecurity, because the threat of quantum decryption makes many of ...

The quest to create a useful quantum computer reached a significant milestone at the end of 2024 with Google's announcement of its Willow chip. The chip promises reduced noise and fewer errors as the ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, today announced plans to launch a global space-to-space and space-to-ground ...

A team of researchers led by PAN Jianwei, ZHANG Qiang, and BAO Xiaohui from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with other ...

Andrew Jenkins has worked as an information analyst for an intelligence agency in Washington, D.C., for over 14 years. He is the author of the 2022 book, The Devil Made Crypto. Follow him on LinkedIn.

Quantum secure communication uses quantum mechanisms to secure classical (non-quantum) communication and is fundamental to national information security and socioeconomic development. One of the ...

Quantum key distribution promises ultra-secure communication by using the strange rules of quantum physics to detect eavesdroppers instantly. But even the most secure quantum link can falter if the ...

Over the past year, vendor after vendor has reached the critical quantum-computing milestone where adding more qubits no longer adds a disproportionately higher amount of errors. “For the first time, ...