Boeing has unveiled plans to create a satellite to experiment with quantum entanglement in space, which, if successful, could provide more valuable data about Earth and space environments.
In a press release published on September 10, 2024, the company said that this first-of-its-kind space mission, scheduled for 2026, aims to bring “humanity closer to building a secure, global quantum internet that connects quantum sensors and computers.”
The experiment, called Q4S, will demonstrate a concept called entanglement swapping in space, helping to better understand how quantum networks in space can be built across long distances and stay well synchronized.
According to Boeing, such a system could lower mistakes in counting votes or create blind quantum computing to handle data without disclosing it.
“We’re making a big bet on quantum technology,” said Jay Lowell, Chief Engineer for Boeing’s Disruptive Computing, Networks & Sensors organization. “Quantum entanglement swapping underpins the communication of the future, expanding quantum networks beyond simple point-to-point communication. We’re launching Q4S to prove it can be done in orbit.”
Entanglement swapping relies on quantum teleportation, where the “information carried by a particle can be transferred without having to move the particle itself across the distance.”
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Source www.aerotime.aero
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