Space Race To Create Quantum Satellite

After 50 years of Earth satellites, quantum satellites are now being designed.
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Mar. 1, 2013 — In this month's special edition of Physics World, focusing on quantum physics, Thomas Jennewein and Brendon Higgins from the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, Canada, describe how a quantum space race is under way to create the world's first global quantum-communication network.

The field of quantum communication the science of transmitting quantum states from one place to another  has received significant attention in the last few years owing to the discovery of quantum cryptography.

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Sources:  Institute of Physics (IOP), ScienceDaily.com .

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