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The quantum space race

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, , Citation Thomas Jennewein and Brendon Higgins 2013 Phys. World 26 (03) 52 DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/26/03/37

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1 are at the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, Canada, e-mail thomas. jennewein@uwaterloo.ca

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Abstract

Sending satellites equipped with quantum technologies into space will be the first step towards a global quantum-communication network. As Thomas Jennewein and Brendon Higgins explain, these systems will also enable physicists to test fundamental physics in new regimes.

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