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Quantum Teleportation Achieved Over Internet For The First Time (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

It shows that it's possible to send entangled photons over existing fiber infrastructure without building something totally new, which as I understand it has applications in cryptography, secure communications, and quantum computing.

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