No, we will not suddenly find ourselves materialized on the other side of the world, but the recent discovery of researchers from the University of Oxford is still incredible.
The researchers managed to take a significant step forward in the field of quantum computation, connecting for the first time two physically separated quantum computers through quantum teleportation, transferring information without physical movement.
The quantum teleportation had already been demonstrated by other research, but with individual isolated quibits or with highly controlled laboratory systems, this is the first time in which it was used to connect two entire quantum computers.
To amaze the team of scientists, led by Dougal Main, was the high loyalty of the data transmitted, which reached 86%.
Regarding the results of the Main research, he said:
This discovery allows us to effectively ‘connect’ several quantum processors into a single totally connected quantum computer.
This could open the way to a quantum network in which information instantly travel without the need for cables or electromagnetic signals, being materialized instantly from one point to another of the web, thus reducing the risks of interception.
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The Internet could therefore soon become much safer and more faster. Furthermore, important transformations would occur in the fields of data archive, precision detection and information technology, inaugurating a new era of communication.
SOURCE: Nature
