SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 23, 2026Interesting Engineering

US researchers achieve ‘first’ open-air quantum link across 13 miles in New York

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US researchers sent quantum light signals through open air across 13 miles between Stony Brook and Brookhaven, New York, the first such wireless quantum link in the US. Using telescope technology to counter atmospheric interference, they successfully transmitted entangled photons, advancing plans for a future satellite-based global quantum network.

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