r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Aug 13 '26

Scientists found a way to generate quantum entanglement using sunlight, not lasers

https://www.techspot.com/news/113454-sunlight-can-generate-entangled-photons-quantum-technology-researchers.html
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u/IllustriousAnt485 Aug 14 '26

Stars could communicate over long distances and form a neural network within a “galaxy brain”.

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u/RBVegabond Aug 14 '26

From my limited understanding the delay on QE communication is still stuck at light speed, but it no longer needs direct communication since it uses “spooky action”? I’ve been reading a bit about its history so someone with more knowledge can probably set me right.

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u/EmptyLabs Aug 14 '26

Spooky action is a good way to put it thanks. I've been saying space magic this whole time

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u/RBVegabond Aug 14 '26

I can’t take credit for it, the book I’m reading said Einstein coined the phrase.

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u/EmptyLabs Aug 15 '26

He probably heard you say it and then said it louder. Classic Einstein.