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Scientists "Teleport" Quantum Information One Meter

Posted by timothy on from the teleport-a-child-and-we'll-be-impressed dept.

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.

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  1. Scientists also teleport article into the future! by mooingyak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    N/T

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    William of Ockham had no beard. The most likely explanation is that it was chewed off by squirrels every morning.
  2. Slashdot teleports information - 5 days forward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Slashdot performs its own spooky quantum miracle, teleporting this information 5 days forward in time. Or was that backward?