Scientists Successfully Teleport Data for the First Time

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Scientists in the Netherlands have managed to reliably teleport quantum data for the first time, bringing us one step closer to the possible wonders of (data) teleportation. The research was published this week in the journal Science.

The New York Times explains that "teleportation" in this context refers to the instantaneous sharing of quantum information; specifically, the spin state of an electron. The Times adds that "classical bits, the basic units of information in computing, can have only one of two values ? either 0 or 1. But quantum bits, or qubits, can simultaneously describe many values."

The Delft University scientists trapped electrons in diamonds at extremely low temperatures and separated them by about ten feet. By storing them in such a way, researchers were able to observe their quantum properties, and determine that the electrons had become "entangled," making it impossible to differentiate their respective electron spins.

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[Xerino]

And now.. Working out a way to move from a planet to a starship that is moving 5x faster than light

[DocM]

Enter sub-space communications.

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Now if we can just send Data back in Time ...

[The_Observer]

Now if we can just send Data back in Time ...

 

GoT esp before they are released? LoL buy apples shares on this date!

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^ I'll settle for Powerball numbers. ;)

[T3X4S]

This really is in its infancy.  Scientists can only keep electrons visible for a billionth of a second, when they drop the temp to barely above absolute zero before the electrons appear somewhere else.

But the fact that entanglement actually exists, and has been verified is mind-bogglingly cool.  Last I read they were still 10-15 years away from a real, working quantum computer that can perform calculations, and run a program.

Although, I admit, it was a year ago last time I researched any of this.  (about the time Sun, Google, CalTech, NASA all bought "quantum computers")