Chinese quantum scientists honored

For the first time in its 96-year history, the Newcomb Cleveland Prize, the oldest award given by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, was awarded to scientists in China.

Pan Jianwei, a Chinese physicist known for his work in the field of quantum entanglement, led a team that used a satellite to send photon pairs through the near vacuum of space and successfully measure quantum keys at receiving stations in the Tibet autonomous region 1,203 kilometers apart.

The research - titled "Satellite-based entanglement distribution over 1200 kilometers" - was published in the journal Science in June 2017.