Research paves way for communications that cannot be hacked, scientists say

With cyber-attacks and information leaks becoming more prevalent, quantum entanglement will allow future communications networks to be unhackable, the researchers said, even if devices are unsafe or in criminal hands.

Artist’s impression of high-dimensional entanglement being robust against noise (Vatshal Srivastav/Heriot-Watt University/PA)

Groundbreaking research into a phenomenon could in future render communications impossible to hack, experts have said.

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University’s Institute of Photonic and Quantum Sciences made the discovery in their study of quantum entanglement.