Abstract :
Since the invention of paper money, counterfeiters have churned out fake bills. Some of their handiwork, created with high-tech inks, papers, and printing presses, is so good that it´s very difficult to distinguish from the real thing. National banks combat the counterfeiters with difficult-to-copy watermarks, holograms, and other sophisticated measures. But to give money the ultimate protection, some quantum physicists are turning to the weird quirks that govern nature´s fundamental particles.
Keywords :
holography; paper; public key cryptography; quantum cryptography; watermarking; National banks; fake bills; fundamental particles; high-tech inks; holograms; paper money; printing presses; quantum cash; quantum physicists; watermarks; Encryption; Online banking; Particle measurements; Photonics; Quantum computing; Quantum mechanics;