New Journal of Physics 24, 123003 (2023) Alessandro Laneve, Hannah McAleese and Mauro Paternostro The ability to reliably distribute entanglement among the nodes of a network is an essential requirement for the development of effective quantum communication protocols and the realization of useful quantum networks. It has been demonstrated, in different contexts, that two remote…

Advanced Quantum Technologies 6, 2200061 (2022) Domenico Ribezzo et al. Around 40 years have passed since the first pioneering works introduced the possibility of using quantum physics to enhance communications safety. Nowadays, quantum key distribution (QKD) exited the physics laboratories to become a mature technology, triggering the attention of States, military forces, banks, and private…

Entropy 24(11), 1642 (2022) Andrea Vinante, Chris Timberlake and Hendrik Ulbricht Magnetically levitated microparticles have been proposed as mechanical sensors with extreme sensitivity. In particular, micromagnets levitated above a superconductor can achieve very low levels of dissipation and thermal noise. In this paper, we review recent initial experiments and discuss the potential for using these…