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Quantum cheques could be a forgery-free way to move money

10 July 2017

Using IBM’s cloud-based quantum computer, researchers have shown that it’s possible to create ultra-secure cheques with quantum technology


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Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement

15 June 2017

Entangled photons survived transmission to locations 1200 kilometres apart on Earth, a feat that could kick off the use of quantum satellites for secure communications


Google's neural networks invent their own encryption

Google's neural networks invent their own encryption

26 October 2016

Using machine learning, computers have come up with codes that let them send secret messages to each other – but they’re still a long way off humans


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Quantum teleportation over 7 kilometres of cables smashes record

19 September 2016

Two groups have set a new record for quantum teleportation, setting the stage for encoded communications networks that stretch between cities


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Quantum trick sees two things happen before and after each other

19 August 2016

By placing the order of two events into a quantum superposition, physicists have probed the nature of causality


Virtual reality lets you stroll around a breast cancer cell

Virtual reality lets you stroll around a breast cancer cell

1 July 2016

Medical researchers are using virtual reality to create accurate, explorable versions of our insides. Alice Klein goes for a walk


How maths can help you create the perfect Christmas Day

How maths can help you create the perfect Christmas Day

18 December 2015

Present-buying, turkey-carving, how to pull a cracker… this year Jacob Aron decided to see if mathematics could help him calculate the perfect Christmas


Closing the last loophole for unhackable quantum security

Closing the last loophole for unhackable quantum security

28 October 2015

Need to share a secret? A code that's as strong as the laws of physics is within our grasp and could finally make sure your data can never leak


Quantum weirdness proved real in first loophole-free experiment

Quantum weirdness proved real in first loophole-free experiment

2 September 2015

A century-long debate about whether quantum mechanics described reality or masked a deeper layer, as Einstein suggested, has concluded – quantum reality won


Quantum weirdness proved real in first loophole-free experiment

Quantum weirdness proved real in first loophole-free experiment

28 August 2015

A century-long debate about whether quantum mechanics described reality or masked a deeper layer, as Einstein suggested, has concluded – quantum reality won


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