China launched quantum-enabled satellite Micius
quantum /’kwɒntəm/ n. 量子
blast /blɑːst/ v. 爆炸 blast off 离地升空
mind-minding /‘maind,bendiŋ/ a. 令人费解的
China has successfully launched the world's first quantum-enabled satellite, state media said.
It was carried on a rocket which blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China's north west early on Tuesday.
The satellite is named after the ancient Chinese scientist and philosopher Micius.
The project tests a technology that could one day offer digital communication that is "hack-proof".
But even if it succeeds, it is a long way off that goal, and there is some mind-bending physics to get past first.