
Quantum teleportation used to send 3D information for the first time
21 August 2019
Quantum teleportation has only ever been performed with qubits, which have two dimensions. Now it’s been done with a 3D qutrit for the first time

21 August 2019
Quantum teleportation has only ever been performed with qubits, which have two dimensions. Now it’s been done with a 3D qutrit for the first time

19 August 2019
If we accept that information can’t travel faster than the speed of light, a quantum theorem seems to require many worlds that split when you make a measurement

22 February 2019
A complex probe of the foundations of quantum mechanics suggests that the nature of reality depends on who is looking – there are no objective facts we can agree on

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

2 May 2018
Encrypted quantum messages are limited by how far photons can stably pass through optical fibres, but they can now travel the distance between London and Paris

26 February 2018
For two people to send each other a message, it usually takes a minimum of two particles. But quantum superposition makes it possible with just one

5 January 2018
Multiple eyewitness accounts describe Australian birds of prey deliberately setting wildfires by carrying burning sticks, in order to flush out prey

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

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

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