Qubitekk Licenses ORNL Single-Photon Source Approach for Quantum Encryption 3 (IMAGE) DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Caption Qubitekk's Duncan Earl (left) signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with ORNL Laboratory Director Thomas Zacharia for ORNL's invention that produces quantum light particles, known as photons, in a controlled, deterministic manner that promises improved speed and security when sharing encrypted data. Credit Genevieve Martin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Dept. of Energy Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.