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Quantum network joins four people together for encrypted messaging

Quantum network joins four people together for encrypted messaging

12 December 2018

A multi-user quantum network shows that secure quantum links between several people at once could be possible using standard telecommunications equipment


Quantum internet is one step closer thanks to new theory

Quantum internet is one step closer thanks to new theory

2 May 2018

Encrypted quantum messages are limited by how far photons can stably pass through optical fibres, but they can now travel the distance between London and Paris


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Quantum trick lets one particle send messages two ways at once

26 February 2018

For two people to send each other a message, it usually takes a minimum of two particles. But quantum superposition makes it possible with just one


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Quantum cheques could be a forgery-free way to move money

10 July 2017

Using IBM’s cloud-based quantum computer, researchers have shown that it’s possible to create ultra-secure cheques with quantum technology


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Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement

15 June 2017

Entangled photons survived transmission to locations 1200 kilometres apart on Earth, a feat that could kick off the use of quantum satellites for secure communications


Google's neural networks invent their own encryption

Google's neural networks invent their own encryption

26 October 2016

Using machine learning, computers have come up with codes that let them send secret messages to each other – but they’re still a long way off humans


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Quantum teleportation over 7 kilometres of cables smashes record

19 September 2016

Two groups have set a new record for quantum teleportation, setting the stage for encoded communications networks that stretch between cities


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Quantum trick sees two things happen before and after each other

19 August 2016

By placing the order of two events into a quantum superposition, physicists have probed the nature of causality


Quantum weirdness proved real in first loophole-free experiment

Quantum weirdness proved real in first loophole-free experiment

28 August 2015

A century-long debate about whether quantum mechanics described reality or masked a deeper layer, as Einstein suggested, has concluded – quantum reality won


Quantum of solace – information can be rescued from a black hole

Quantum of solace – information can be rescued from a black hole

22 July 2015

The weirdness of quantum teleportation offers a solution for getting information out of a black hole, should you have dropped something in there


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