Researchers use teleportation to beam a single photon 97km

Locutus

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At this rate we'll all be beaming around soon enough.

Two teams of researchers have extended the reach of quantum teleportation to unprecedented lengths.
The groundbreaking research could be a step towards creating quantum computers and other technology operating at speeds far in excess of current limits.

And while teleporting humans may still be a long way off, researchers believe the latest work is a big step forward.


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Researchers use teleportation to beam a single photon 97km | Mail Online


 

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Interesting. They used to make a copy of one particle in one location and recreate the particle in another location. Now, it seems they really did the teleporting.

If they can do that with one photon, the world's scientific community should soon be able to do it with data streams.
 

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How do they know it was the same photon and not just one with fake ID?

They dont. Even some Star Trek characters raise that issue when they're afraid of the transporter.

Personally I'll side with Dr. McCoy and not use it, assuming i'm even alive when they're able to do it to humans. From what I've read it probably won't happen in my lifetime if at all.
 

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This will put a serious dent in the new car market in a few years.
Cabbagefart may soon get his wish and no one will be driving cars. Best be digging up the oilsands fast before there is no market.
 

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Like a nice toasted western from a good diner? Or a Denny's Grand Slam with scrambled eggs?

Yeah...if the server drops it on the floor, mashes it with their foot, throws it in a blender to liquify, and then tosses it at you to catch. Something like that :lol:
 

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Personally I'll side with Dr. McCoy and not use it, assuming i'm even alive when they're able to do it to humans. From what I've read it probably won't happen in my lifetime if at all.

I wouldn't count it out - a lot of things have changed in the last few decades, and the pace of change may be accelerating. I think that, by 2050, we'll be all over the solar system, and, by the end of the century, we'll be heading for the stars.