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Secure communication with 7 bits per photonFast development of quantum computing increases the risk of breaking cryptography. At the University of Twente, researchers developed a new method using photons for secure key generation, resulting in transmission speeds of up to 7 bits per photon. |
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Lack of funding leaves Dutch AI laggingSeveral initiatives to promote AI research in the Netherlands have emerged over the past two years. Bits&Chips asked three foremen to highlight the importance of artificial intelligence for Dutch economy and Dutch society. |
In other news |
| NASA mathematics legend and “Hidden Figure” dies at 101 (CNET) |
| Dutch Navy commissions new VR program (Naval Technology) |
| Intel debuts 5G base station chips as Huawei alternative (Nikkei Asian Review) |
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Engineering machines that learnThe discipline of ML engineering is emerging. To investigate the questions this raises, researchers in the fields of software engineering and machine learning have teamed up, identified practices and embedded these in a survey. |