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Trusting Quantum Physics: lighting the way to secure communications

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Trusting Quantum Physics: lighting the way to secure communications. / Young, Robert James.
2016. IFFS Seminar series, Chengdu, China.

Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Speech

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Young, RJ 2016, 'Trusting Quantum Physics: lighting the way to secure communications', IFFS Seminar series, Chengdu, China, 28/09/16.

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Young, R. J. (2016). Trusting Quantum Physics: lighting the way to secure communications. IFFS Seminar series, Chengdu, China.

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Young RJ. Trusting Quantum Physics: lighting the way to secure communications. 2016. IFFS Seminar series, Chengdu, China.

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Young, Robert James. / Trusting Quantum Physics : lighting the way to secure communications. IFFS Seminar series, Chengdu, China.

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