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City-wide quantum data network in China is the largest ever built

17 September 2021

A quantum network linking 40 computers in Hefei, China, is the largest demonstration to date of how a future quantum internet might work


VPN

VPNs could be vulnerable to attacks that send you to fake websites

17 August 2021

Virtual private networks (VPNs), which have seen a rise in use as more people work from home, are vulnerable to an attack that removes the anonymity they grant users, researchers have found


Maths reveals the top strategies to win at fantasy football

Maths reveals the top strategies to win at fantasy football

9 September 2020

An analysis of top fantasy football players shows that they rely on strategic transfers and experience – every year of playing gave people an average 22 extra points a season


China's quantum satellite helps send secure messages over 1200km

China's quantum satellite helps send secure messages over 1200km

15 June 2020

Quantum communication using entangled particles is essentially unhackable, and now it has been extended to the longest distance ever, about 1200 kilometres


Optic fibres

Record-breaking quantum memory brings quantum internet one step closer

12 February 2020

A communications network secured by the laws of quantum physics would be unhackable, but building one requires a component called a quantum memory, which is still being developed


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


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