Star Trek-Like Teleportation Of Data (Not Humans) Possible Using Quantum Mechanics
We have talked about teleportation for ages through print media and on big screens. The phenomenon of disappearing from one location and appearing at the other without traveling the physical space between them - is fascinating for one and all (partly because it defies the basic laws of physics). As shown in Star Trek and several other sci-fi movies, humans are able to teleport through some machine such as the "Transporter". Well, a research team at TU Delft's Kavli Institute of Nanoscience headed by Prof. Ronald Hanson, has found a breakthrough innovation by being able to demonstrate teleportation of information (not humans) using the power of Quantum Mechanics. They have deterministically transferred information contained in a quantum bit to a different quantum bit situated 3 meters away, without traveling through the intervening space. How amazing is that?
This is a significant step both in the fields of Quantum Mechanics as well as data computation. The researchers have paved way for developing the Quantum Internet of the future, where ultra-fast quantum computers shall solve certain important problems that today's supercomputers are unable to fathom. Using a intriguing phenomenon of entanglement. Contrary to the great scientist Albert Einstein's beliefs, it has come to light that when 2 particles become entangled, their identities merge, disappearing their individual identities and giving shape to their collective state. The entangled particles shall then behave as one entity, even when separated by a large distance. This means teleporting data from one end of the world to other could be possible.
The team of researchers used electrons in diamonds to produce qubits. They could set the spin (rotational direction) of these particles in a predetermined state and also verify this spin and later read out the data. Prof. Hanson and his team is now looking forward to repeating this experiment over a much larger distance of 1300 metres, with chips located in various buildings on TU Delft's campus. In their attempt to disprove Einstein’s rejection of entanglement, the team would go forward with the experiment that shall be the world's first to meet the criteria of the 'loophole-free Bell test', which is considered to be the Holy Grail within quantum mechanics. Whoa.
If all goes well, we believe that our highway to achieve Quantum Internet would become shorter by a huge margin. We look forward to witness the results of their upcoming experiment this summer. What are your thoughts on Quantum mechanics, teleportation and Star Trek? Share with us in comments below.
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This is a significant step both in the fields of Quantum Mechanics as well as data computation. The researchers have paved way for developing the Quantum Internet of the future, where ultra-fast quantum computers shall solve certain important problems that today's supercomputers are unable to fathom. Using a intriguing phenomenon of entanglement. Contrary to the great scientist Albert Einstein's beliefs, it has come to light that when 2 particles become entangled, their identities merge, disappearing their individual identities and giving shape to their collective state. The entangled particles shall then behave as one entity, even when separated by a large distance. This means teleporting data from one end of the world to other could be possible.
The team of researchers used electrons in diamonds to produce qubits. They could set the spin (rotational direction) of these particles in a predetermined state and also verify this spin and later read out the data. Prof. Hanson and his team is now looking forward to repeating this experiment over a much larger distance of 1300 metres, with chips located in various buildings on TU Delft's campus. In their attempt to disprove Einstein’s rejection of entanglement, the team would go forward with the experiment that shall be the world's first to meet the criteria of the 'loophole-free Bell test', which is considered to be the Holy Grail within quantum mechanics. Whoa.
If all goes well, we believe that our highway to achieve Quantum Internet would become shorter by a huge margin. We look forward to witness the results of their upcoming experiment this summer. What are your thoughts on Quantum mechanics, teleportation and Star Trek? Share with us in comments below.
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Ankita KatdareWould love to read your thoughts on this.
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Siddhant MukherjeeA great idea!!!! There are many more such ideas and experiments going on but the question is, how well they can be implemented in practical world for commoners. There are many things which are very advanced but the input you have to put in for such advanced things is either very costly or difficult.
But personally, what I feel is that technology is far more advanced than what we witness today. It is not being revealed due to the personal interest of the biggest firms in the world. So, people who come up with great ideas are not allowed to showcase their research and even if their ideas are put forward, they are being done in a very slow process by the big shots so that the old technology does not vanish and bring them loss. -
Satya Swaroop DashIt seems scientists will now have a tough time disapproving the concept of teleportation. Since this experiment has managed to disprove Einstein's idea it remains to be seen how much feasible this concept can be especially when it tries to replicate the functions of the fictional Transporter. Imagine the amount of energy that will be spent in order to achieve such a feat.
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PensuA big milestone! Frankly, I am not interested much in teleportation, it's just the beginning of the stuff and that can come later, the more beautiful part is speed. Imagine how much productive work can be done if we can use quantams for complex computation and data transfers!
Btw anyone else remembering "Primer" here?! -
Sarathkumar ChandrasekaranGreat invention but i believe that it would take longer time to invent a true stable transportation equipment. I first came through this word " teleport" from a cartoon DragonBallz but at that time i thought that it could never be a reality and couldn't happen.Now scientific research proves. that there is a great scope of creating it in real world.Hope this feet is achieved within my life period !
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