Star Trek tech is still way off but successful test of quantum entanglement at Earth-space distance boosts hope for building an unhackable quantum internet
Chinese scientists have teleported an object from Earth to a satellite orbiting 300 miles away in space, in a demonstration that has echoes of science fiction.
The feat sets a new record for quantum teleportation, an eerie phenomenon in which the complete properties of one particle are instantaneously transferred to another one – in effect teleporting it to a distant location.
This is some amazing stuff! It’s not an “object” per se they managed to teleport; it’s a photon, but yes, wow!
And that makes it even more awesome, that in Star Trek, the act of transporting is shown as a shimmering - light like special effect. Basically, showing matter is being converted to light ( photons).
And Captain Kirk’s famous “energize” command is another delightful detail.
The whole process/phenomenon, as shown in this experiment, is in essence about energy and its conversion between various states.
