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Singapore charts new growth path, seizes opportunities in deep tech: Quantum computing
The quest to build an unhackable quantum Internet
Quantum technologies have the ability to create unbreakable codes. Blockchain technologies ensure authenticity and transparency in record keeping. They are critical to Singapore's $25 billion research plans for the next five years to create new economic opportunities for the nation in a post-Covid-19 world. The Straits Times looks into the potential uses of quantum technology and blockchain.
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Quantum computers have the ability to break encryption codes in seconds, putting the Internet at risk of being hacked.
Enter quantum cryptography, which uses the quantum properties of light particles to create an unbreakable cryptographic algorithm to secure satellite or fibre broadband communications.
