A scientist at Heriot-Watt University has been awarded £2.5m from the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies programme.
Professor Mehul Malik is harnessing the mysterious properties of quantum entanglement to develop new network technologies capable of delivering the most secure form of communication - and potentially making it almost impossible for cyber criminals to access sensitive data.
Key to its success is the ability to utilise what is known as quantum entanglement. This is when two particles, such as light photons, remain strongly connected over enormous distances.
