20 January 2018
Technical details of an intercontinental videoconference by the "unhackable" quantum-secured real-world communication last year were published in Physical Review Letters on 19 January. Researchers from two countries have performed quantum key distribution between China's quantum-science satellite Micius and ground stations located in Xinglong County near Beijing and Graz near Vienna. The videoconference lasted for 75 minutes with a total data transmission of 2 gigabits, the paper shows.
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