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Why The Quantum Internet Could Change Everything, with David Awschalom

Big Brains

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Keeping the Quantum Connection Intact

De vioshlam says that it's crucial to make sure that particles remain entangled over long distances. We need to build a technology called a quantum repeater. One of the reasons that our internet works so well is that send light signals through optical fibres, going all over the country. The laws of quantum physics have a fundamental problem with that - you can't simply repeat a quantum signal.

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