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The interview with Samantha Davis, a postdoctoral researcher at Caltech, explores the prospects of the so-called “Quantum Internet”, a new communications infrastructure based on the principles of quantum mechanics. Davis explains how phenomena such as entanglement, quantum teleportation and wormholes, often associated with science fiction, are becoming concrete tools for the development of advanced technologies. The ability to generate and distribute entanglement over long distances paves the way for ultra-secure communications, new sensing systems and distributed computing. The interview also addresses the Cybersecurity risks associated with future quantum computers and the potential of quantum technologies to provide theoretically unbreakable encryption. Finally, it discusses the main scientific and technological obstacles that need to be overcome in order to bring these innovations from the laboratory to the real world.
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