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From left, J.D. Rice, Trevor Michelson and Chris Seck look at a monitor in Seck’s lab. The three are wearing safety glasses to protect against the laser beams used by the scanning vibrometer, which is helping Seck quantify vibration of an appliance in his lab. Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

From massive structures to nanometers: ORNL’s scanning vibrometer used in quantum research

ORNL scientists are working on a project to engineer and develop a cryogenic ion trap apparatus to simulate quantum spin liquids, a key research area in materials science and neutron scattering studies.

ORNL researcher Brian Williams prepares for a demonstration of a quantum key distribution system. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Researchers achieve quantum key distribution for cybersecurity in novel experiment

An experiment by researchers at the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø demonstrated advanced quantum-based cybersecurity can be realized in a deployed fiber link. 

The EPB Control Center monitors the company’s assets such as substations and buildings.

ORNL teams with Los Alamos, EPB to demonstrate next-generation grid security tech

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 12, 2019—A team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories has partnered with EPB, a Chattanooga utility and telecommunications company, to demonstrate the effectiveness of metro-scale quantum key distribution (QKD).

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Qrypt licenses ORNL’s quantum random number generator to fortify encryption methods

Qrypt, Inc., has exclusively licensed a novel cyber security technology from the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø, promising a stronger defense against cyberattacks including those posed by quantum computing.