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Physics: Unite to build a quantum Internet

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Advances in quantum communication will come from investment in hybrid technologies, explain Stefano Pirandola and Samuel L. Braunstein.

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  1. Samuel L. Braunstein is professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York, UK.,

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  2. Stefano Pirandola is reader in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York, UK.,

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Pirandola, S., Braunstein, S. Physics: Unite to build a quantum Internet. Nature 532, 169–171 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/532169a

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