"Unveiling the Inextricable Link Between Quantum Entanglement and Topology"

Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand have achieved a breakthrough in quantum entanglement by manipulating entangled particles without altering their intrinsic properties, demonstrating the potential for practical applications in quantum communication and information processing. The team's novel method involves customizing the shared wave-function of entangled photons, revealing the significance of topology in preserving certain properties of entangled states. This discovery opens the door to new quantum communication protocols and offers a potential encoding mechanism for quantum systems, paving the way for defining new protocols and exploring topological nonlocal quantum states.