A Quantum Leap

Published: Oct. 1, 2019, 9:45 p.m.

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We rely on a variety of different encryption techniques to keep our digital lives safe as we bank, chat and conduct business online. It takes today\\u2019s most powerful computers thousands, if not millions of years to break the strongest codes, but quantum computers threaten to crack through them in a fraction of the time. The National Science Foundation\\u2019s Thyaga Nandagopal explains where quantum efforts are now and where they\\u2019re going.

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