{"id":166665,"date":"2022-02-05T19:47:15","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T14:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=166665"},"modified":"2022-02-05T19:47:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T14:17:15","slug":"spooky-but-secure-a-big-leap-for-isro-in-quantum-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/spooky-but-secure-a-big-leap-for-isro-in-quantum-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Spooky but secure: A big leap for ISRO in quantum communications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists from the Space Applications Center and Physical Research Laboratory have used quantum entanglement to create a hack-proof communications system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How was the hackproof communication system achieved?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-166702 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1643995095-2456.jpeg?resize=620%2C269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1643995095-2456.jpeg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1643995095-2456.jpeg?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists used the real-time Quantum Key Distribution(QKD) to conduct hack-proof communications between two places separated by 300 meters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They created a channel to share secure text, image transmissions and two-way video calling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this demonstration, India i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s getting ready for satellite based demonstrations of fundamental quantum mechanics experiments as well as quantum communication for future-proof data security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What is the Space<\/b><b> Applications Center (SAC)?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAC is one of the major centers of the Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It focuses on the design of space-borne instruments for ISRO missions and the development and operationalisation of applications of space technology for societal benefits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The applications cover<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> communication, broadcasting, navigation, disaster monitoring, meteorology, oceanography, environment monitoring and natural resources survey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Located in:<\/strong> Ahmedabad, Gujarat<\/p>\n<h5><b>What is \u200b\u200b<\/b><b>Physical Research Laboratory(PRL)?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was founded in 1947 by Dr Vikram Sarabhai. It is a unit of the Department of Space. It carries out fundamental research in selected areas of Physics, Space &amp; Atmospheric Sciences, Astronomy, Astrophysics &amp; Solar Physics, and Planetary &amp; Geo-Sciences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Located in:<\/strong> Ahmedabad, Gujarat<\/p>\n<h5><b>Terms Mentioned in the Article<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/7-pm-picking-up-the-quantum-technology-baton-23rd-march-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Quantum Communication<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/telecom-secretary-asks-c-dot-to-work-on-6g-launches-quantum-communication-lab-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Quantum Key Distribution(QKD)\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/scientists-identify-first-quantum-entangled-animal-in-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Quantum Entanglement<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Heisenberg\u2019s Uncertainty Principle<\/b><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">articulated in 1927 by the German physicist Werner Heisenberg. According to this principle, it is impossible to know the exact velocity of a particle, and its exact position, at the same time. One can calculate velocity, or position, to precision, but not both at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/isro-conducts-breakthrough-demonstration-of-hack-proof-quantum-communication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Quantum Superposition<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This post is based on the article<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><b>Spooky but secure: A big leap for ISRO in quantum communications<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> PIB on 5th Feb 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? Scientists from the Space Applications Center and Physical Research Laboratory have used quantum entanglement to create a hack-proof communications system. How was the hackproof communication system achieved? Scientists used the real-time Quantum Key Distribution(QKD) to conduct hack-proof communications between two places separated by 300 meters.\u00a0 They created a channel to share&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/spooky-but-secure-a-big-leap-for-isro-in-quantum-communications\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spooky but secure: A big leap for ISRO in quantum communications<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[3590],"class_list":["post-166665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704906624},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}