Quantum networks could permit secure communication over large distances and, eventually, quantum computing with photons. One of the basic building blocks has now been put in place.
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Vuletic, V. When superatoms talk photons. Nature Phys 2, 801–802 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys469
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