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Note that this is "teleportation" of quantum information and not teleportation of matter. To the layman, referring to this sort of thing as teleportation seems a bit misleading to me.


I concur, but still, instant teleportation of information? Awesome.

No more lag because of distance, no wires, no radiation... the future is going to be awesome.

I wonder, since this experimented worked on macroscopic scale, it will possible to transmit "energy"?


Quantum teleportation does not allow for faster-than-light information transition.

While changing particle A makes particle B change, the second's information can't be understood without transmitting a third piece of information from A to B.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_teleportation#A_summary


Does that mean that Quantum teleportation will never have practical applications? If you need to send a third piece of information at the speed of light or slower, why not send all your information through that channel?


From what I've been reading it's mostly for security, not speed. Using Quantum teleportation, nobody can get any useful data from intercepting that third piece of information.


Even if it's not faster than light I'm hoping for teleportation that means no line of sight required and distance boundless wireless transmission. I could totally settle for that.


You lied to me. :(

Quantum teleportation is faster than light




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