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Quantum Dots Might Be Key For Teleportation
prostoalex writes "Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have created a model teleportation system using quantum dots. PhysOrg reports that 'tiny clusters of atoms known as quantum dots may be excellent media for quantum teleportation, a physics phenomenon in which information — in the form of a quantum state, a very specific mathematical signature of an atom — can be transmitted almost instantaneously to a distant location without having to physically travel through space.'"
While the article may not be information rich, the interest of this is rather significant. Communication between two points simultaniously no matter how far apart they be, would greatly increase information reliability of probes we send into space, as well as in the far far future allow us to have probes send us information from the edges of Black Hole event horizons. It is nice to see forward thinkers, but I wish they would have provided us with slightly more information.
Sure, that's fine. Once you can transmit information, then you have to translate human -> information. It can be done, you know. We are made of the same stuff on both sides of the tubes.
I'm not a big star trek guru, but I guess it turns out the transporter is just an Ansible from Ender's game hooked up to a big version of the awesome cof^H^H^HEarl Grey-making machine. Who knew?