Lancaster University spin out creates world first forge proof ID

Patent and trade mark attorney Appleyard Lees has awarded a Growth Fund grant to specialist quantum security start up, Quantum Base.

The Quantum-ID (Q-ID) technology, which was developed by Quantum Base, a Lancaster University spin out company, generates an identity that cannot be copied, cloned or simulated, and is thus secure ID based on the unique arrangement atoms, which can be used to authenticate or identify any object or product.

The ID tags, which are 1/1000th the width of a human hair and cost about a penny to produce, use graphene-like sheets that incorporate atomic imperfections unique to each device, making them impossible to copy, clone or simulate.

The global scientific community has been quick to recognise the enormous potential of this new product, with the Royal Society choosing this research as one of its tips for future success in its innovative Labs to Riches series. Quantum Base’s co-founder Dr Robert Young has also been published in Nature magazine amongst many other high impact journals.

“The world we live in today is connected in a million different ways by technology and yet we still haven’t managed to find a 100 per cent secure way to protect our data, transactions and conversations – passwords can be cracked, signatures forged, products faked. Our quantum security solutions can be incorporated into any product and are guaranteed by the laws of physics to be 100% provably secure.”