Security News > 2020 > July > Quantum Loop: US Unveils Blueprint for 'Virtually Unhackable' Internet
US officials and scientists have begun laying the groundwork for a more secure "Virtually unhackable" internet based on quantum computing technology.
At a presentation Thursday, Department of Energy officials issued a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, using laws of quantum mechanics to transmit information more securely than on existing networks.
In February, scientists from DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago created a 52-mile "Quantum loop" in the Chicago suburbs, establishing one of the longest land-based quantum networks in the nation.
The aim is to create a parallel, more secure network based on quantum "Entanglement," or the transmission of sub-atomic particles.
"The foundation of quantum networks rests on our ability to precisely synthesize and manipulate matter at the atomic scale, including the control of single photons," said David Awschalom, a professor at the University of Chicago and senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory.