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Quantum teleportation, onwards and upwards

As we move beyond the twentieth anniversary of the teleportation of a quantum state, it's clear that the coming years will be just as fruitful.

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Figure 1: Quantum teleportation from the ground station Ngari at 5,047-m altitude to the quantum satellite Micius.
Figure 2: Long-distance entanglement swapping between the Canary Islands of La Palma and Tenerife.

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Zeilinger, A. Quantum teleportation, onwards and upwards. Nature Phys 14, 3–4 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys4339

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