The Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (IAT USTC; ) is a research institute affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and located in Hefei, Anhui, China. It was jointly founded by the Anhui provincial government, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Hefei municipal government, and USTC in 2012.
Research projects Quantum Communication Satellite Quantum Communication Satellite's main function is sending entangled photon to all world, for achieving fully classified communication.
Pan Jianwei, Professor of University of Science and Technology of China published a scientific article stating their first space quantum communication experiment on 4, June, 2013.Experimental Single-Photon Transmission from Satellite to Earth, Juan Yin, Yuan Cao, Shu-Bin Liu, Ge-Sheng Pan, Jin-Hong Wang, Tao Yang, Zhong-Ping Zhang, Fu-Min Yang, Yu-Ao Chen, Cheng-Zhi Peng, Jian-Wei Pan, 4 Jun 2013 The experiment was finished in 2010 or before using a Germany satellite CHAMP launched in July, 2000. The satellite was out of orbit in September, 2010. On 2011, Pan's project was approved by Chinese Academy of Sciences. 【中国科学报】做个实现“科学梦想”的工程总师，中国科学报，2013年8月13日
Quantum Communication Beijing-Shanghai Route On January 12, 2014, China decided to build Quantum Communication Beijing-Shanghai Route. 国家发改委量子保密通信“京沪干线”项目初步设计通过专家评审 ，中国科学技术大学，2014年1月27日
External links Official website QUESS, Quantum Experiments at Space Scale
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