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Throwing away data could triple quantum comms security
21
OCT
Throwing away data could triple quantum comms security

A new protocol for encoding quantum data, based on throwing data away, could improve security of quantum communications as much as threefold. The technique, which was developed by ANU researchers, can be applied to any platform, even as post processing, said lead researcher Ms Ozlem Erkilic. “What’s exciting about our approach is that it works entirely through software – you don’t need to rebuild...

A new protocol for encoding quantum data, based on throwing data away, could improve security of quantum communications as much as threefold. The...

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 Growing crystals for metasurface lasers gives record efficiency
02
OCT
Growing crystals for metasurface lasers gives record efficiency

Growing crystals for lasers, rather than sculpting them, could be the key to a new generation of nanoscopic lasers, that will be embedded in communication...

A lesson in advanced materials: why it can take the longest time to find the shortest path
19
SEP
A lesson in advanced materials: why it can take the longest time to find the shortest path

Physicists have pioneered a new method for making a rare form of silicon, prized for its remarkable properties. The discovery, which could mean...

Butterfly wings inspire solution to impossible problem
12
SEP
Butterfly wings inspire solution to impossible problem

The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable –...

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