Scientists take leap toward 'quantum internet'

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A quantum internet would be faster and more secure than today's implementation
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A quantum internet would be faster and more secure than today's implementation

Researchers have sent data across three physical locations using a technique dubbed 'qubit teleportation.'

Researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have teleported quantum information between two network nodes that were not directly linked to each other - a major step forward i...

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