China has successfully launched the world’s first quantum-enabled satellite
The satellite is named after the ancient Chinese scientist and philosopher Micius.
The project tests a technology that could one day offer digital communication that is “hack-proof”.
But even if it succeeds, it is a long way off that goal, and there is some mind-bending physics to get past first.
THE WORLD’S 1st QUANTUM ENABLED SATELLITE LAUNCHED
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