CHICAGO (AP) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers and Chicago-area scientists are working to create a communications network that can withstand hacking.
The University of Illinois announced last month that it will be joining the Chicago Quantum Exchange in its effort to explore quantum technology.
It is an emerging field of physics and engineering that involves studying matter and energy at a small scale. Experts believe work in the field could eliminate cybersecurity risks and further pharmaceutical discoveries.
The group was started last year and includes the University of Chicago, the Argonne National Laboratory and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Research will include sending particles of light back and forth on a 30-mile long, unused network of high-speed optical fiber that runs between Argonne in Lemont and Fermi in Batavia.
