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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
Conceptual art of network

Clever maths will stop hackers spying on the quantum internet

15 January 2018

Quantum communications are theoretically secure, but keeping a complex quantum network unhackable in practice is more difficult than expected

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