So far, the fastest internet speeds rely on fiber optics to send and receive data. But with an ever-growing amount of data and a scope that goes far beyond what we have ever dealt with before, future computers would need more powerful infrastructure that would enable them to process all that information. That’s where the quantum internet comes in.
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Quantum computers have the potential to vastly outperform current systems because they work in a fundamentally different way. Instead of processing discrete ones and zeros, quantum information, whether stored in electron spins or transmitted by laser photons, can be in a superposition of multiple states simultaneously.
Moreover, the states of two or more objects can become entangled, so that the status of one cannot be completely described without this other. Handling entangled states allow quantum computers to evaluate many possibilities simultaneously, as well as transmit information from place to place immune from eavesdropping.
But the process of getting there is an uphill battle. Obviously this would require more research and a ton of funding in order to push through. So for now, we just have to make do with our meager internet speeds.
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Source: neatorama