Breakthrough pushes Quantum Key Distribution beyond 500km

Einstein’s ‘spooky action’ has just been demonstrated on a massive scale for the first time

Clouds of atoms, vibrating mirrors show their quantum side

To say the quantum world is unintuitive is a staggering understatement. Particles end up in more than one place at a time, and the instances interact with each other. Decisions made after a photon has traversed an obstacle course determine the path it took through it.

Quantum mechanics used for better random numbers

Researchers have come up with a way to generate truly random numbers using quantum mechanics. The method uses photons to generate a string of random ones and zeros, and leans on the laws of physics to prove that these strings are truly random, rather than merely posing as random.