-G- Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I genuinely thought this kind of scientific breakthrough was decades away but it appears not. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-40573621/first-object-teleported-to-earth-s-orbit QE (Quantum Entanglement) has so many possible applications, but to illustrate one popularised use in SF media - Light and radio waves have limited use in interstellar communications due to the limit imposed upon the speeds they travel at, but QE particles change state instantaneously. That means with a binary array, you could transmit video, audio or data across the entire length of the universe in real time. Faster than Light Communication. This could provide a real-life test of the causality element of Einstein's theory of special relativity. Truly a groundbreaking achievement for Science! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Is not actually transporting / teleporting the object itself, it's replicating the information. Interesting concept, look forward to see the applications, specially in telecom / data transfer / cloud quantum computing etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-G- Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Yeah I ignored the poor journalism espousing teleportation. Richard Morgan's Altered Carbon does a better job of explaining the "teleportation" aspect of FTL Comms. Needless to say, we won't be doing any beam me up Scotty nonesense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm not comfortable with QE particles. I'm pretending they don't exist. I mean, what if I've got a load inside me and there's corresponding ones on the other side the universe and some being is slowly making its way towards them to muck them about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-G- Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Haha I wouldn't worry about that Stu, to create QE you need a particle smasher like the LHC or similar. Particles are "birthed" in atomic explosions and their partners isolated. So unless your mum was at least 2/3rds Large Hadron, you're safe! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mikevv Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 12 minutes ago, -G- said: Haha I wouldn't worry about that Stu, to create QE you need a particle smasher like the LHC or similar. Particles are "birthed" in atomic explosions and their partners isolated. So unless your mum was at least 2/3rds Large Hadron, you're safe! insert "My Ex had a tunnel like the LHC.... AYOOO!!!" joke.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 1 hour ago, -G- said: So unless your mum was at least 2/3rds Large Hadron, you're safe! That could be the start of a "Yo Momma!" style put down!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 1 hour ago, -G- said: Haha I wouldn't worry about that Stu, to create QE you need a particle smasher like the LHC or similar. Particles are "birthed" in atomic explosions and their partners isolated. So unless your mum was at least 2/3rds Large Hadron, you're safe! Maybe on Planet Earth but what about on Planter Farqarr Bulungus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Mikevv said: insert "My Ex had a tunnel like the LHC.... AYOOO!!!" joke.... That means that not only is it big, but that you and me both have been inside her 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 And hundreds of other guys too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBorehamUK Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 and it's all been filmed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikevv Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I feel like showing this to my partner might be worth a giggle... however if you see some for sale threads for my car.... RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G1en Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 So putting the mamma jokes aside, am i right in summing this up for the layman as "interstellar wifi?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Interstellar note paper. You write it on your desk notepad on earth and it appears instantaneously 50 light years away on another one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy1980 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 On 7/12/2017 at 22:52, SuperStu said: Interstellar note paper. You write it on your desk notepad on earth and it appears instantaneously 50 light years away on another one. So that's how the Aliens built all those Pyramids and temples etc it was an ET bricklaying class gone wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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