In October 2024, scientists achieved what everyone said was impossible: they teleported quantum information across 30 kilometers of live fiber optic cables—the same ones carrying your Netflix streams and bank transactions.
This isn’t a lab experiment isolated from reality. This is the first successful quantum teleportation over a real, functioning internet network. And it changes everything.
*What this means for you:*
• Ultra-secure, unhackable communication powered by physics itself
• Quantum encryption that can’t be broken—if someone tries to intercept it, you’ll know immediately
• A quantum internet being built on top of infrastructure we already have (no massive overhaul needed)
• The foundation for quantum-connected AI systems and global secure networks
*The breakthrough:* U.S. researchers at Northwestern University preserved a single photon’s quantum state against 400 gigabit-per-second internet traffic. Think of it like keeping a soap bubble intact in a hurricane.
Credit to : Julia McCoy