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[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 95 points 2 weeks ago (14 children)

TLDR: Researchers were able to send and receive entangled photons over a fiber optic cable that was simultaneously carrying a classical (non-quantum) signal typical of high speed telecommunications. They managed to accomplish this without the classical signal significantly interfering with the quantum measurements.

This was all done in a laboratory using a combination of standard telecommunications equipment for the classical signal and specialized equipment for the quantum signal. It was NOT done on a fiber carrying real internet traffic as the article would suggest.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 week ago (7 children)

IIUC, quantum entanglement at a distance provides for faster than light/instant communication of state changes. High frequency trading, and dark orderbooks, is the only known economic application (space communications a far off application). I'm not sure why article avoided talking about this purpose.

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

it doesn’t work like that

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