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Scientists "Teleport" Quantum Information One Meter
the4thdimension writes "While we may not be beaming up to the Enterprise anytime soon, a team of scientists from the University of Maryland and the University of Michigan have managed to teleport information between two atoms up to a meter apart. Until this point, only very tiny distances were able to be traveled. However, using a complicated system of photons, ions, lasers, and electromagnetics, scientists have managed to 'teleport' information contained on one atom to another atom that is in a separate sealed container. This can lead to a wide range of developments in computing and communications." Update: 01/29 22:29 GMT by T : Sorry, it's a dupe, but today's article in Time is better reading than the abstract anyhow.
Yes it teleported 1 week through space and time. Last week you read about the attempt, this week you read about the sucess.
Last week was the success. This week is the atempt.
Stay tuned for next week's announcement about a new idea called "Quantum Physics"
I hope at least one scientist in that lab had the balls to shout "Beam me up Scotty!!!" during the experiment
Test me and I will chronicle your pain - The Archivist (Diablo 3)
I've been "teleporting" information several yards ever since I got a wireless router.
my opportunity to freely express myself with the potential persecution and hangings and such
Obviously you do not watch Lost...
Perhaps this week is last year and last week was next year?
Did you see a blinding, flashing light in the sky?
But seriously, a meter is a bit farther than other reports I have read. Prior to this report I thought the distance was microscopic. Guess I need to go back and read last weeks report again.
One day we (err our kids) may be able to say, "Beam me up Scotty!"
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Ziggy says there's a 99.9999% chance you got that reference wrong.
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
...is for the whole week in between the experiment simultaneously existed as both a success and a failure.
Didn't they read the c'eth commandment ?
Thou shalt not teleport information from 1 atom to another atom at a speed greater than thy Lord hath deemed forbidden[1] lest thou wishes to kill thy grandfather before thou art born - and create earth engulfing black holes in the process[2].
Fools ! we are doomed !
--Ivan
[1] Ok.. I didn't read TA.. so what ?
[2] That's last sentence is not in the original text - consider this creative license.
<bofh> up scotty is the last place I'd want to be beamed.
Yeah, you don't want to get kilt.