Embedded Quantum Technologies for Information Protection (EQUIP)

20世纪阐述的量子理论彻底改变了我们在原子尺度上描述世界的方式。它告诉我们，在单个粒子上进行的现象和测量可能完全不可预测。最近人们已经意识到，这些效应对于生成保护IT系统和网络的密码应用中所需的随机数和密钥非常有用。该项目正在开发基于芯片的技术，用于生成随机数和密钥，并将它们集成到演示系统中，以实现安全通信。由于这些设备可以大量廉价地制造，它将使我们能够将这些创新的新量子技术带出实验室，进入日常生活。

The quantum theory elaborated in the 20th century revolutionised the way we describe the world at the atomic scale. It told us that phenomena and measurements made on single particles can be completely unpredictable. Recently it has been realised that these effects could be very useful for generating the random numbers and secret keys that are needed in the cryptographic applications that protect IT systems and networks. This project is developing chip-based technologies for generating random numbers and keys and integrating them into demonstrator systems for secure communications. As these devices can be manufactured cheaply in large numbers, it will allow us to take these innovative new quantum technologies out of the lab and into everyday life.