Chinese Physicists Achieve Quantum Teleportation Over 60 Miles 216
MrSeb writes "Chinese physicists are reporting that they've successfully teleported photonic qubits (quantum bits) over a distance of 97 kilometers (60mi). This means that quantum data has been transmitted from one point to another, without passing through the intervening space. It's important to note that the Chinese researchers haven't actually made a photon disappear and reappear 97 kilometers away; rather, they've used quantum entanglement to recreate the same qubit in a new location, with the same subatomic properties as the original qubit. The previous record for transmitting entangled qubits was 16 kilometers, performed by another Chinese team back in 2010 — and perhaps most excitingly, the researchers seem confident that their system will scale up from 97km to distances capable of reaching orbital satellites, at which point we'll actually be able to build a global quantum network for all of our cryptographic needs."
That's nothing (Score:5, Funny)
I hear the next step is transporting economic superpower status over 7,000 miles.
Lord? (Score:5, Funny)
Lord... Whats a qubit?
Re:Lord? (Score:5, Funny)
Lord... Whats a qubit?
it is more of who than a what...Qubit is Q*Bert's Chinese cousin.
This is not just China's Achievement (Score:5, Funny)
This is part of an international research effort, including schools like Carnegie-Mellon in the US. However, due to the lower costs of photonic qubits in China, it only makes sense to have the majority of experiments carried out over there.
Re:Satellites?? (Score:5, Funny)
So that means the satellite television providers will be all over this.
Turn in your nerd badges (Score:2, Funny)
Queue starry-eyed 500 posts about Ender's game by people whose idea of being a nerd is playing WoW while they wait for "the singularity", FTL communications, and REAL perpetual motion machines.
Re:Lord? (Score:3, Funny)
Lord... Whats a qubit?
How long can you tread water? :p
Re:Lord? (Score:5, Funny)
Lord... Whats a qubit?
Here! I'm here... finally. I would have gotten here sooner if the Chinese hadn't been, you know, teleporting me around all morning.
*stretches*
Hmm... well that sucks. I think they made a mistake and put one of my quarks in upside down -- I feel strange all over now.
Re:WE don't need this science trash (Score:0, Funny)
Obvious troll is obvious
Water is wet.
We really ought to put some effort back into being intelligent.
Some of us are intelligent. The rest believe in God.