Efficient generation and reliable distribution of quantum entangled states is crucial for emerging quantum applications, ...

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 ...

Researchers have demonstrated device-independent quantum key distribution (DI-QKD) over 62 miles (100 kilometers) of ...

Concerns that quantum computers may start easily hacking into previously secure communications has motivated researchers to work on innovative new ways to encrypt information. One such method is ...

To push beyond this boundary, the team developed a quantum repeater system capable of creating memory–memory entanglement between two separate nodes. By linking these nodes through entanglement ...

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.

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in data security these days who doesn’t start to sweat when they hear the word “ransomware”—malicious software that harvests data in exchange for cash or, in today ...

BEIJING -- Chinese researchers have developed the world's first large-scale quantum key distribution (QKD) network based on ...

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) demonstrated a quantum repeater module that addresses a key scalability bottleneck in fiber-based quantum networks.

Researchers have controlled a temporary stable phase in the system, offering a possible avenue for preserving quantum information ...