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  "textContent": "\nThe pair will share the $1 million prize for their pioneering work in quantum cryptography and the broader field of quantum information science. Their 1984 paper introducing the BB84 protocol – an encryption method based on the fragile nature of photons – reimagined how information could be kept secret. At...\n\nRead Entire Article\n\n",
  "title": "Quantum cryptography pioneers win Turing Award for unhackable encryption breakthrough"
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