The prospect of a quantum Internet has excited physicists for two decades. A quantum Internet will allow the transmission of information around the world with perfect security and make cloud-based quantum computing a reality.
But first, physicists must perfect the technology of quantum routing—the ability to receive and transmit quantum information without destroying it.
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Ref: arxiv.org/abs/1404.4369: Unconditional Quantum Teleportation Between Distant Solid-State Qubits