Quantum entanglement: what it is, and why physicists want to harness it

'Understanding and harnessing entanglement is key to creating many cutting-edge technologies.' Image: UNSPLASH/Guillermo Velarde
Nicholas Bornman
Ph.D. student, University of the Witwatersrand

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