Quantum teleportation breakthrough as researchers send photon of light 15.5 MILES

Breakthroughhas implications for cryptography Could also boost communications between Earth and spacecraft

By Mark Prigg for MailOnline

Published: 17:44 EST, 10 December 2014 | Updated: 18:06 EST, 10 December 2014

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It may not lead to Star Trek teleportation, but researchers have revealed a major breakthrough in quantum teleportation.

Researchers succeeded in teleporting information about the quantum state of a photon, a particle of light, over 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) of optical fiber to a crystal 'memory bank,' setting a new record of distance traveled in this manner.

The research could have implications for cryptography, which involves transmitting information securely, including communications between Earth and spacecraft.

This image shows crystals used for storing entangled photons, which behave as though they are part of the same whole. Scientists used these crystals in their process of teleporting the state of a photon across more than 15 miles (25 kilometers) of optical fiber.

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