Researchers have sent data across three physical locations using a technique dubbed 'qubit teleportation.'
The 'quantum internet' will run alongside the existing Web, as a parallel network for sending confidential government and financial data
Quantum internet technology would make 100 per cent secure internet communications possible
All-photonic repeaters require only photons in place of expensive cryogenics or ion traps
...though Toshiba later concedes technology cannot thwart all types of attack
Quantum computing holds the promise of solving complex problems that are practically insurmountable today, changing the world for the better, says Intel CEO Brian Krzanic
Like nuclear fusion, universal quantum computers always seem to be five years away. But as John Leonard reports, a major breakthrough may not be far off, and for internet security nothing will be the same again
Los Alamos National Labs develops hub-and-spoke quantum communications architecture