Quantum Internet May Become Reality

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3 pointsjasonabelli5 comments

Certainly not the best description of quantum entanglement and how it might be exploited. The information content of the article in fairly close to zero.

I think that it would be interesting to develop this technology for space communication. We could have instantaneous relay of information from probs and satellites located anywhere in the universe.

This would be great, much better than waiting 13+ hours to get information back. Imagine using this for rovers on Mars and instant communication with Earth.

Instant remote control over them as well. Seems like the perfect medium to apply "spooky action at a distance". Mind boggling trying to under stand why or how it works, but it does.

The problem is that it is not possible to use quantum entanglement to send information instantaneously, and not even faster than light. The article is misleading, or perhaps plain wrong. The original article is better, it is at http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/optoelectronics/opti...

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