Posts tagged with: Micius

Arthur Herman: The Quantum Space Race Is Here

[I]t was China that launched the first quantum satellite in 2016, dubbed Micius, and a year later used it to establish how to achieve long-distance QKD communication... So where is...

Canada, Satellites, and Quantum Key Distribution

Canada, Satellites, and Quantum Key Distribution Meet The Scrappy Space Startup Taking Quantum Security Into Space Read More… +  There are a bunch of differences between the older Micius approach...

Confirmed: 2.6 kg Nanosatellite SpooQy-1 Entangling Photons in Orbit

Confirmed: 2.6 kg Nanosatellite SpooQy-1 Entangling Photons in Orbit SpooQy-1 shows promise of nanosatellites for quantum networks Key points… +  Headline-grabbing experiments by China’s satellite Micius have shown that quantum...

China Claims 1,120km Quantum Key Distribution Success

China Claims 1,120km Quantum Key Distribution Success Quantum cryptography keys for secure communication distributed 1,000 kilometers farther than previous attempts Key points… +  The exchange of a secret key for...

Report: Portable Quantum Satellite Communications Device Developed by China

Report: Portable Quantum Satellite Communications Device Developed by China Chinese scientists develop portable quantum satellite communication device In brief… +  Chinese scientists have developed a quantum satellite ground station that...

Space-Based or Terrestrial-Based Quantum Internet?  Pros and Cons

Space-Based or Terrestrial-Based Quantum Internet?  Pros and Cons Image:  “A hybrid global-quantum-communications network, in which a satellite constellation distributes entangled photon pairs (red wave packets; entanglement depicted by wavy lines)...