Quantum loop: US unveils blueprint for ‘virtually unhackable’ Internet

The US Department of Energy building in Washington, DC. The agency’s 17 national laboratories will serve as the backbone of the coming quantum Internet, which has initial government funding. — AFP

WASHINGTON: 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 (DOE) 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.