<p>➀ The first node for the future quantum internet was established in Aachen, Germany, as part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025.</p><p>➁ Researchers from QuTech in the Netherlands have connected two quantum computers over a 25 km fiber optic cable, achieving reproducible quantum entanglement.</p><p>➂ The project aims to develop metropolitan-scale quantum networks, which are seen as precursors to the quantum internet of the future.</p>