Who has never dreamed of being able to teleport, for example when you have to make a trip of several hours or return home after a long day at work? Although the possibility of instantaneous 'travel' is still a utopia, scientists are making giant strides in the field of quantum teleportation, a system that promises to revolutionize the world of telecommunications.
Quantum teleportation does not consist of transporting objects, but of bringing two particles together in such a way that the change of state of one of them is instantly reflected in the other , regardless of the distance that separates them and without the need for physical support of any kind. . Scientists have been working on and perfecting this system for quantum bonding between particles for years, and now a team from the Shanghai University of Science and Technology has set a new record by teleporting photons 60 miles through the air.
The researchers have shown their results in an article published in the journal arXiv in which they explain that "compared to other works, our experiment has increased the distance by two orders of magnitude. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of using quantum teleportation, for example, in communications between satellites and ground-based stations ".
