Understanding the Critical Functions of a Quantum Internet: Focus of Oak Ridge Scientists

Researchers reach quantum networking milestone in real-world environment The third and final node used in the experiment is located in the Charlie laboratory. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Stanford University and Purdue University developed and demonstrated a novel, fully functional quantum […]

So What Are Applications of Quantum Technology?

Throughout history, there have been revolutionary technological innovations that have changed the way the world operates and quantum technology is set to be the next of these developments. While quantum computing is regularly discussed in the media, it is largely hogging the limelight – that’s right, the scope of quantum tech is far broader than just increasing computing power beyond anything that is currently available. With some of it very close to the market, it’s quite strange that we don’t hear about all the other elements of quantum technology that are soon going to change our lives.

Quantum Random Number Generator, Smallest Ever?

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and Zhejiang University developed a quantum random number generator (QRNG) that small and low power enough to be portable. It utilizes a photonic IC with optimized real-time postprocessing for extracting randomness from quantum entropy source of vacuum states.