
The Department of Energy on Thursday unveiled a strategy for developing a national quantum internet that would provide significant enhancements to the transmission and security of information. One of the key features of a quantum internet is that that information being transmitted on networks is “exceedingly difficult to eavesdrop on,” making them “virtually unhackable networks,” the DoE said. These networks could also have the advantage of enabling the rapid transmission of more data, it also said. The department says a…