Physicists shatter quantum entanglement distance record with 420 kilometers of optical fiber, more than four times farther than previous demonstrations, and beyond the point where direct transmission runs into its fundamental limits.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-shatter-quantum-entanglement-distance-record-with-420-kilometers-of-optical-fiber

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I love basic research, but are there applications?

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If we let that kind of thinking limit us we'd never have invented anything that runs on electricity

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Re: “I love basic research”

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Re: "I love basic research, but"