China's quantum satellite makes breakthrough in secure communications

Friday, June 16, 2017 - 03:21 in Mathematics & Economics

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese quantum satellite has dispatched transmissions over a distance of 1,200 km (746 miles), a dozen times further than the previous record, a breakthrough in a technology that could be used to deliver secure messages, state media said on Friday.

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