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Austrian Physicists 'Teleport' Light Over 600m

Posted by simoniker on from the particular dept.

openSoar writes "The BBC is reporting that: 'Physicists have carried out successful teleportation with particles of light over a distance of 600m across the River Danube in Austria. When physicists say 'teleportation', they are describing the transfer of key properties from one particle to another without a physical link.'"

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  1. Dear God by NickMc2000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Haven't we learned anything from Half-Life or Doom? Teleportaion can only lead to some race trying to enslave humans. Ya, science is soooooo great.

  2. Re:Story title and summary all wrong by FLAGGR · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, my spacetime folding machine works better, light speed travel is SOOOOOO 80's.

  3. Re:Story title and summary all wrong by rikkus-x · · Score: 5, Funny

    Indeed, this isn't so much teleportation as rsync.

    Rik

  4. How about we call it.... by spineboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Cloning! OMG they've cloned light. Hopefully the US Gov't won't make it illegal.

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  5. Re:Story title and summary all wrong by freqres · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could you use it like a universe folding origami machine? I think that the universe would be much better shaped like a swan than a saddle or a doughnut.

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  6. You've been had! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny


    > When physicists say 'teleportation', they are describing the transfer of key properties from one particle to another without a physical link.

    So some morning when you wake up with a suddenly teeny weenie, you'll know you've been had by a physicist.

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