Scientists "Teleport" Quantum Information One Meter 107
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.
Re:Discussed A Week Ago (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Discussed A Week Ago (Score:2, Funny)
Last week was the success. This week is the atempt.
Stay tuned for next week's announcement about a new idea called "Quantum Physics"
Star Trek Shenanigans (Score:2, Funny)
not news (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Discussed A Week Ago (Score:2, Funny)
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!"
Re:Insert Quantam Leap joke here - (Score:5, Funny)
The funny thing (Score:5, Funny)
...is for the whole week in between the experiment simultaneously existed as both a success and a failure.
OMG ! They did it ! (Score:2, Funny)
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.
Re:The funny thing (Score:3, Funny)
...is for the whole week in between the experiment simultaneously existed as both a success and a failure.
i.e. no different from most stories on slashdot.
Re:not news (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Discussed A Week Ago (Score:5, Funny)
<bofh> up scotty is the last place I'd want to be beamed.
Yeah, you don't want to get kilt.