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Scientists Want to Teleport a Whole Human. A Quantum Breakthrough Could Make It Reality.

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57% Informative

Quantum computing is based on the weird science of quantum entanglement , which has nothing to do with Newtonian mechanics.

Entanglement belongs in the realm of quantum mechanics , where matter and energy at the subatomic scale behave in outlandish ways.

The state of physical properties between entangled particles—like position, momentum, spin, or polarization—transfers from one particle to the other, seemingly by magic and regardless of the distance between them.

Scientists haven’t determined the ideal mechanism to transmit a quantum state.

The secret to communication between entangled particles could lie in the wave function between them.

Could that mean the original copy of whatever it is you just transported is actually destroyed? That question is still on the table, and it makes the matter of teleporting humans undeniably fraught with ethical quandaries.

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informal

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English

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60

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long-living

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