At the presentation, Department of Energy (DOE) officials released a report revealing
The agency has partnered with universities and industry researchers on development for a prototype initiative for a decade.
In February, scientists from Argonne Nationallaboratories from the Department of Energy and the University of Chicago have created an 83-kilometer "quantum loop" in the suburbs of Chicago, thus creating one of the longest terrestrial quantum networks in the country.
The goal is to create a parallel,a safer network based on quantum entanglement or transmission of subatomic particles. Quantum entanglement is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects are interdependent.
One of the hallmarks of quantumtransmissions is that they are extremely difficult to eavesdrop on when transmitting information between checkpoints. Scientists plan to use this trait to create virtually unbreakable networks.
Excerpt from the Department of Energy statement
The department said that among the firstusers of the quantum internet could be the banking and medical sectors, and applications for national security and aviation communications will also be created.
The agency's 17 national laboratories will serve as the backbone of the upcoming quantum internet with initial government funding.
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