Scientists have just moved the quantum internet from the lab to the real world! Using a new device called the Q-Chip (Quantum-Classical Hybrid Internet by Photonics), researchers successfully transmitted quantum data over commercial fiber-optic cables using standard Internet Protocol (IP)—the very same system that powers today’s broadband. This is a massive breakthrough because quantum data, carried by qubits, is incredibly fragile. In a normal network, routers must "read" data to know where to