04:25 PM EDT, 10/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- IonQ ( IONQ ) said Thursday it demonstrated remote ion-ion entanglement, a significant milestone in developing photonic interconnects.

The IonQ ( IONQ ) research and development team managed to achieve remote entanglement by creating a mechanism to gather photons from two separate trap wells and direct them to a unified detection hub, according to the company.

The demonstration is the second of four key milestones in developing quantum networking, IonQ ( IONQ ) added.

Shares of the company were up nearly 1% in after-hours activity.

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